Africa
Coverage across North, West, East, Central, and Southern Africa.
Africa's security dynamics are shaped by legitimacy, resources, and state capacity. Elections, conflicts, and external influence are often symptoms of deeper structural forces.
What we cover
- Elections and political transitions
- Civil wars and insurgencies
- Regional security spillovers
- External influence
- Conflict finance
How we cover it
- Country-level explainers
- Reporting-driven analysis
- Regional briefings
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Latest Videos
19:29WarFronts · Africa · Single topic
A Warlord Is About to “Reunify” Libya.
September 7, 2026
15:55WarFronts · Africa · Single topic
The Sahel Kicked Out the West. Now it's Falling Apart.
September 5, 2026
19:12Insider · Africa · Briefing
Violence is Exploding in South Sudan. And More.
September 4, 2026
15:07WarFronts · Africa · Single topic
Somalia's Pirates are Back
September 1, 2026
18:12Insider · Africa · Briefing
Ethiopia on the Brink. And More.
August 28, 2026
16:39Insider · Africa · Single topic
How the Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Became the Rebels’ Golden Opportunity.
August 25, 2026
17:38Insider · Africa · Single topic
Is Niger the Islamic State’s New Target? And More.
August 6, 2026
20:17WarFronts · Africa · Single topic
The 21st Century's Deadliest War Has Restarted. Here's What You Need to Know.
August 3, 2026
13:11Insider · Africa · Single topic
Algeria and Mali's Russia-Backed Rapprochement. And More.
August 1, 2026
Latest Podcasts
Due South: Dr. Caroline Mose Talks Kenyan Youth And Elections.
Mose argues the 2024 Gen Z protests were no failure: Olkalau voters pocketed a billion shillings in bribes and rejected the ruling party anyway — a preview of what 2.6 million new voters may do in 2027.
Wilfred Waimiri · September 2, 2026 · 1:25:35
Due South: Maleo on Mali.
Wilfred Waimiri · August 18, 2026 · 59:49
Due South: A Conversation With Pawel Wójcik.
Wilfred Waimiri · August 11, 2026 · 1:13:03
Due South: The Tigray War Returns (w/ Michael DeAngelo From Critical Threats)
The deadliest war of the century just flared back up. Emergency pod with Mike DeAngelo on what we know, what we don't, and why it matters far beyond Ethiopia.
Wilfred Waimiri · August 4, 2026 · 59:53
Due South: Professor Alex de Waal on Sudan.
The veteran AU mediator traces how South Sudan's secession broke both states, why peace diplomacy has turned kleptocratic, and why Sudan's partition may already exist in its people's minds.
Wilfred Waimiri · July 28, 2026 · 1:13:39
Due South: Julia Steers of LightHouse on Sudan & UAE
Wilfred Waimiri talks to Julia Steers of Lighthouse Reports, whose new documentary traces the UAE's weapons, Colombian mercenaries, and RSF training camps through eastern Libya.
Wilfred Waimiri · July 21, 2026 · 1:05:04
Due South: Mike DeAngelo of Critical Threats Talks Sudan
The RSF is besieging El Obeid with the same attrition playbook that preceded El Fasher's massacres — and Washington's ties to the UAE mean the paramilitary's chief backer faces no real pressure.
Wilfred Waimiri · July 14, 2026 · 1:20:47
Due South: Talking Mozambique with Peter Bofin from ACLED and Tomas Queface from Zitamar News
Nine years into the Cabo Delgado insurgency, Islamic State Mozambique is down to some 300 fighters — yet embedded, self-financing, and beyond the reach of Maputo's military-only strategy.
Wilfred Waimiri · July 14, 2026 · 1:35:16
Due South: Yale Ford Talks DRC
Wilfred Waimiri is joined by Yale Ford of the Critical Threats Project to unpack the conflict and crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Wilfred Waimiri · June 24, 2026 · 54:41
Latest Articles
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Moscow is Struggling to Drum Up Interest in its Africa Summit. Here's What that Means
Casus Belli · September 8, 2026 · 14 min read
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Niger's Rebellion Shows the Sahel Crisis is Growing Out of Control
Saturday's failed coup in Niamey was staged by soldiers from Niger's jihadist-plagued frontlines — and only Russia's Africa Corps saved the junta that sent them there.
Paweł Wójcik · September 3, 2026 · 10 min read
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Sudan’s Paramilitaries are the Best-Funded Insurgents on Earth. They’re also Losing the War.
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces are arguably the most well-funded and armed insurgency in decades. With billions of dollars in funding and near-daily weapon deliveries from the UAE, winning the civil war should in theory have been easy. But the opposite is true. The RSF is losing.
Thomas van Linge · August 31, 2026 · 11 min read
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The Hostage Economy: How Kidnapping Funds the Sahel's Wars
Brant Philip · August 26, 2026 · 13 min read
AfricaPremium
Russia is Trying to Sustain Africa Corps at all Costs. Here's How.
Casus Belli · August 20, 2026 · 15 min read
AfricaPremium
The US is Weighing Intervention in Mali. That Could be a Bad Idea.
Paweł Wójcik · August 11, 2026 · 13 min read
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The World's Top Sudan Expert Sees No End in Sight to the War
Alex de Waal traces Sudan's collapse to the broken promises of South Sudan's secession — and warns that profit-seeking patrons and glory-hungry peacemakers have made real diplomacy impossible.
Wilfred Waimiri · August 3, 2026 · 61 min read
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One Patron, Two Armies: Why Russia’s Africa Corps Is Losing Ground Where Wagner Held the Line
In the Central African Republic, Wagner repelled a rebel raid within days; in Mali, Africa Corps surrendered the north — proof that nationalizing Prigozhin's empire gutted what made it work.
Casus Belli · July 24, 2026 · 11 min read
Africa
Mali Proves It. Russia's Africa Strategy is Collapsing.
Coordinated rebel attacks across Mali are exposing the limits of Russia's security strategy and the fragility of Bamako's northern campaign.
Paweł Wójcik · July 8, 2026 · 12 min read