The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) plays a critical role in maintaining domestic and regional security. Despite its strategic importance, it faces serious problems that threaten its operational...
DRC
The fall of Bukavu: Rwanda, M23, and the battle for influence in the eastern DRC
In mid-February 2025, M23 rebels captured Bukavu, the capital of the eastern DRC’s South Kivu province, with little resistance from government forces. Bukavu is a commercial hub of around 1.3 million people, the fall...
SADC concludes its Mozambique mission while new DRC deployment faces high risks
The Southern African Development Community Mission in Mozambique (SAMIM) will largely complete its withdrawal from Cabo Delgado this month (July 2024), three years after its deployment. Personnel who remain will do so...
When crime does pay
Marianne*, a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) living in Nairobi, hosts two young women, one from Uganda and the other local, in her apartment in one of the Kenyan capital’s middle-class suburbs. From...
Africans want democracy, but elections must be fair
This year the African Union (AU) celebrates its 20th anniversary. Despite facing many setbacks and challenges in the past two decades, the institution remains key in addressing the many difficulties facing the...
The Kampala suicide bombings and evolving threat of terrorism in the Great Lakes region
On 16 November, three suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Kampala, Uganda. The first occurred opposite the central police station. Two more occurred a few minutes later at government...
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