The African Land Forces Summit reveals an underappreciated truth: institutions alone cannot hold the continent's security architecture together.
How a technologically escalating conflict is reshaping the security architecture of an entire region.
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The continent can no longer afford to wait for the world’s attention to turn its way. As conflict in the Middle East...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In an undergraduate political science seminar years ago, we studied a hierarchy that divided nations into categories: superpowers, great powers, strong states,...
By Gregory Simpkins The recent American incursion into Venezuela and arrest on drug and other charges of de facto leader Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia shocked...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The collapse of the G5 Sahel should serve as a wake-up call: African states cannot defeat violent extremism through fragmented, go-it-alone strategies....
By Ronald Sanders The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) faces a defining moment. As external pressures mount and powerful nations recalibrate their demands, the 15-member bloc must abandon...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When Israel formally recognized Somaliland earlier this week, the international community responded with predictable outrage. The African Union (AU) condemned the move....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Southern Africa stands apart. While military coups have swept across West and Central Africa with alarming regularity, the Southern African Development Community...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu If a wall is to be built between West Africa’s coastal states and the encroaching extremism of the Sahel, it cannot be...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Across Africa, a recurring political drama is playing out: ousted autocrats, even after years in exile, continue to cast long shadows over...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 1963, as African nations emerged from colonial rule, Ghana’s visionary leader Kwame Nkrumah made a bold call: the continent needed a...
By Godfred Zina As Russia expands its footprint in East Africa, Ethiopia and the Russian Federation are forging a closer strategic relationship that spans defense, economics,...
By Godfred Zina As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marks its 50th anniversary, the regional bloc finds itself at a pivotal moment. Despite...
By Ronald Sanders A rules-based international trading system has long been a foundation of global commerce, providing stability, fostering investment, and ensuring fair competition. Though imperfect,...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Strategically located at the crossroads of these regions, Uganda plays an indispensable role in maintaining regional stability. Despite being landlocked, Uganda connects...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The decision by three landlocked nations—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger – to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has...
On Saturday, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama began a crucial three-day diplomatic mission, kicking off his tour in Bamako, Mali. The visit was marked by a...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When the late leader of Iran decided to tour Africa in mid-2023, he chose to visit states in East and Southern Africa....
By Godfred Zina Military chiefs in some African countries have been replaced, but this trend may have far-reaching implications for the continent’s stability and governance. Recently, President...
On 24th June 2012, Ghana lost a sitting president for the first time in its existence as a state. That same day, John Mahama, his deputy,...
