Russian Africa Corps Deploys FPV Kamikaze Drones in Mali — But the Sky Is Already Contested
Russia's Africa Corps has officially entered the FPV drone age in Mali. The problem? Their enemies got there first. In ...
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Peace is Negotiable, Access is Not: How Africa’s Mineral Belts Became War Economies
On February 18, 2026, a ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo was supposed to begin. It did not. M23 ...
The Role of Air Supremacy in Africa’s Age of Asymmetric Warfare
There is an old military axiom that whoever controls the skies controls the battle. In the classical sense, air supremacy ...
Tactical Agility: Prioritizing Mobility Over Mass in African Conflict Zones
The African battlespace in recent years presents a paradox that challenges traditional military doctrines rooted in the massed formations of ...
ISIL destroys multiple Nigerien aircraft in airport raid
A coordinated nighttime assault by Islamic State in the Sahel (EIS) fighters on January 28 and 29, 2026, has resulted ...
Europe security “threatened” by Sahel jihadist -EU Envoy warns
European security faces an escalating threat from the expansion of jihadist violence across the Sahel region, according to European Union ...
Jihadist activities spread across Africa’s Sahel
Jihadist groups in Africa’s Sahel have expanded their operations dramatically, doubling the geographic scope of attacks and operating across an ...