Any conflict in northern Ethiopia, or across the borders, would probably also draw in Gulf states such as the United Arab ...

The expansion of Sudan’s war and the takeover of key production areas by the Rapid Support Forces have brought the gum arabic market in El Obeid to a near standstill, traders say, threatening one of ...

With no sign yet of a diplomatic off-ramp, this analysis explores the conflict dynamics that could lead to war.

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Not enough media or political attention is given to grave hunger crises in the Global South, according to analysts. Reports also say far more is spent on weapons than food relief.

The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and chief of the country’s armed forces has launched an extraordinary attack on ...

The offer contains an implicit warning that Egypt would use its significant political and military leverage in Sudan, Somalia and Djibouti, as well as its heavy naval presence in the southern Red Sea, ...

Chad says it has closed its border with Sudan “until further notice" after multiple crossings by fighters with the warring Sudanese factions.

Conflict prevention is not abstract. Rather, it is the practice of identifying tensions and developing creative solutions to ...

The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because “there is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response ...

Last week’s Munich Security Conference clearly signalled that Africa needs security alliances beyond its traditional partners. The peripheralisation of Africa was again evident at last week’s Munich ...