Instability from Latin America to the Middle East risks spreading as conflicts, proxies, and shifting alliances shape 2026.

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Under heavy sanctions following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia stepped up its courting of African governments with offers of military cooperation, weapons, grain and fertilizers. It’s also ...

Many herbivore animals face salt shortages because plants vary in sodium. This shortage shapes movement, safety, and survival ...

Maritime security firm Vanguard says a Portuguese-flagged gas tanker, the CGAS Saturn, was attacked several miles west of ...

Guinea-Bissau can only expect messages of condemnation and threats of isolation from ECOWAS, the AU, and the UN. Such ...

The map of West Africa is being redrawn by soldiers. As coups topple governments from Mali to Gabon, and a recent attempt rattled Nigeria, Ghanaians watch from a democratic island increasingly ...

They are migrating into the "Triangle of Terror"--the lush, unguarded forest corridors connecting Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, and Kogi states. These areas offer dense cover (forests like Kamuku and Kwiambana ...

Explore the challenges facing Nigeria border security. See how ECOWAS free movement policies clash with national safety and ...

As 2025 comes to a close, we reflect on everything our Partnership and supporters have accomplished and want to thank all who ...

But the star turns are the steam trains of Sandstone, many of which are veterans of the classic trans-Karoo lines. The old ...

With visa uncertainties, rising living costs and oversaturated job markets casting a shadow over more conventional ...