In less than a decade, Africa has once again become a destination for mercenaries. Meanwhile, Russia, Ukraine and Israel are recruiting Africans to fight on the front line or work in arms factories. A combination of factors has made Africa a major destination for dogs of war. The jihadist threat in the Sahel following the […]

The debate around China and the West in Africa is often framed as a moral or geopolitical contest, as if Africa were moving from one camp to another, or as if Chinese engagement were, by nature, more developmental than Western involvement ever was. China didn’t arrive to change Africa’s system. It arrived knowing how to […]

“I actually stopped the war with Congo and Rwanda and they said please please we would love you to come and take our minerals – which we’ll do.” 09 12 2025 US President Donald Trump On 4 December, five agreements were signed in Washington by the presidents of DRC and Rwanda in an official ceremony: […]

As the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rages on, calls are being made for non-military solutions. One such process is a court case before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights – a judicial organ of the African Union (AU) established by African states “to ensure the protection of […]