Roughly 21 000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed groups across Africa in the past five ...

Stakeholders are exploring innovative ways to safeguard the region’s precious plants from the threat of extinction.

Sudan’s civil war continues to rage, with no sign that either the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) or Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are close to a military victory or open to a ceasefire. According to the UN ...

For Russia, as for Iran, last month’s fall of the 54-year-old Assad dynasty in Syria was a major geo-strategic setback. Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s sudden defeat threatened Russia’s ...

2024 was a bleak year for Africa. Libya and Sudan were partitioned. Ethiopia struggled to contain insurgencies in Tigray, Amhara and Oromia, and conflict continued in South Sudan and Somalia. Coups ...

There is broad consensus among Washington insiders that Trump will tap Peter Pham as his assistant secretary of state for ...

Progress has been slow during the AU’s Decade of African Seas and Oceans. Five urgent steps can correct the course.

Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning.

The youth, peace and security agenda doesn’t place enough emphasis on under-development as a root cause of insecurity.

Laws and policies against illicit logging exist, but sustainable solutions should also consider the many benefits of ...