Africa

Due South: Ethiopia Is Officially At War Ft. Mike DeAngelo From Critical Threats

Fronts Staff · October 4, 2026 · 1:09:52

Due South: Dr. Yagiz Sullu Talks African Economics.

How terminal oil decline, the resource curse and the Iran war oil shock are shaping politics and diplomacy across Africa.

Fronts Staff · September 28, 2026 · 1:09:49

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.

A Sahel analyst explains how JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front hold Kidal and Tessalit, why the Anefis assault failed and why talks look unlikely.

Wilfred Waimiri · August 18, 2026 · 59:49

Due South: A Conversation With Pawel Wójcik.

Paweł Wójcik explains how JNIM and the FLA are pressing the junta in Mali and what Russian, Turkish and US support can and cannot hold back.

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

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

Drones are Transforming the Sahel Conflict. Here's How

From Ukraine-trained Tuareg rebels to jihadists flying captured quadcopters, the Sahel's insurgents are outpacing the juntas — and the decisive weapon so far is the camera overhead, not the bomb.

Brant Philip · July 6, 2026 · 10 min read

The Egypt-Ethiopia Cold War is Key to the Horn’s Growing Conflicts

Locked in a struggle over the Nile and Red Sea, Cairo is ringing Ethiopia with allies while Addis arms proxies in Sudan — a contest that threatens to fuse the Horn's separate wars into one.

Liam Karr · June 15, 2026 · 12 min read