For democracies to function well, citizens have to trust their institutions. Every incidence of bad service delivery or ...

The Sahel region, south of the Sahara, is notorious for being the global epicentre of terrorism. With a combined population of 75 million people, the region ...

Small, weak, and under-resourced, the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces (FADM) remain heavily reliant on foreign assistance as they combat a persistent Islamist ...

In the previous articles, I explored the current state of affairs within the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and unpacked the broader economics ...

The Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) will create a dedicated Aerospace and Defence Action Lab to advance the province’s aerospace and defence ...

South Africa’s security environment is entering a decisive and dangerous phase, not because of a single event or adversary, but because the state itself is ...

Military elements attempted to topple Benin’s government in early. However, unlike other coups across the Sahel and west ...

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea and Gabon have all suffered regime change in the last five years, led by men in military ...

Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) was at the Department of Defence (DoD) Mobilisation Centre on Monday ...

The long-simmering debate over South Africa’s declining defence capabilities exploded into the public arena in the past few ...

Hardly a month goes by without news of another unconstitutional change of government on the African continent.

Amid an atmosphere of ongoing intimidation and extremely limited access to information, Tanzania continues to pick up the pieces following the government of ...