Commentary on ongoing fighting in Mali
Catching up on the state of operations in the counterinsurgency that got forgot.
Angola’s New Su–30Ks
Angola has purchased 12 Sukhoi Su–30K fighter aircraft from Russia. Does it matter?
A Violent Kind of Ceasefire, Part 2
The systematic, organised nature of the massacres carried out by SPLA troops in Juba poses difficult questions of how to hold government forces to account.
A Violent Kind of Ceasefire
Despite a fragile ceasefire, Machar and Kiir remain far from reconciled while the human cost of the conflict mounts, and increasing evidence of widespread massacres emerges.
Piracy’s Persistence in the Gulf of Guinea
Counter-piracy operations have been rather successful off the Somali coast in the Gulf of Aden. The summer of 2012 recorded more piracy activities in the Gulf of Guinea on the African west coast than on the east coast for the first time.
While You Were on Holiday: DRC, South Sudan & the CAR
Welcome to 2014! While you were away at the beach/alpine cabin/in-laws’ house there were a few important events unfolding in some of the conflicts in Africa. Here is a brief recap of what happened while the world was on holiday.