Africa

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

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

How to Understand the Conflict in Mali

The nation of Mali is in a state of chaos, with a complex power struggle that began in 2012. Learn about the four main actors in this war and the history behind

Brant Philip · May 25, 2026 · 16 min read

How Illicit Finance Fuels All Sides of the Sudan War.

The Sudanese Civil War is fueled by a constant flow of foreign capital into the conflict zone, with both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces relying on external funding to sustain the fight.

Evan Moloney · February 16, 2026 · 16 min read