insert_link 1 Oshiwambo Ongonga hangano yo ilyolongo yo EU, ota i ka ku famo omatanga ayo opakwaita mo Niger oku fika pe xulilo lomwedi twa taalela Ehangano lo ilyolongo ya Europe EU, mo paife ola faneka li kale la ku famo omatanga alo opakwaita mo Niger, oku fika pexulilo lo mwedi twa taalela June. Olopota yo shikundaneki sho News24 oya ti, etokolo lo diva ole ya sha landula ko nghalo yo ku hena eameno lo pa politika moshilongo osho. Elikufemo lo matanga o EU mo Niger, oleya ko nima eshi oshilongo United States na Niger, ina […] todayMay 29, 2024 8 1
insert_link Africa Rwanda’s post-genocide model prioritises security over freedom and equality – a risk to future stability By Omar Shahabudin McDoom, London School of Economics and Political Science Rwanda, a small and landlocked central African country, has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimated 500,000 people died. But the country, as well as the rest of the world, remains divided over the achievements made and the direction taken over the past 30 years. Supporters of Rwanda’s trajectory believe in […] todayApril 25, 2024 7
insert_link Business / Economics South Africa’s security forces once brutally entrenched apartheid. It’s been a rocky road to reform By Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria One of the important tasks that faced South Africa’s democratic government after 1994 was to reform the apartheid-era security apparatus. The African National Congress (ANC), which was voted into power, had a laudable vision in the 1990s for reforming the police, military and intelligence services. Determined that South Africans would never again be subject to the brutality of the security forces, […] todayApril 22, 2024 11
insert_link 2 4 Oshiwambo Komanda wetanga lopakwaita novanambelwa vakwao vopombada 9 moshikondo shetanga leameno la Kenya, va xulifila moshiponga shodila Komanda wetanga lopakwaita mo KENYA opamwe na vakwao va 9 okwa lopotwa vaxulifila moshiponga shedakadaka olo le lidengapo moshitopolwa tashi hangwa komaushai oshilongo osho. Etumwalaka lefyo ola yandjwa pambelwa kwao eli omupresident woshilongo William Ruto, onghela efimbo lomutenya. Metumwalaka lomupresident okwati oshilongo osha taalela oluhodi linene olo la etififwa koshiponga sho dila noku twaa lela omwenyo wa kakukutu ketanga leameno ' General Francis Omondi Ogolla, opamwe novanambelewa vakwao vopombada 9. […] todayApril 19, 2024 17 4 2
insert_link World Ukraine is losing the war and the west faces a stark choice: help now or face a resurgent and aggressive Russia By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy Ukraine is now experiencing a level of existential threat comparable only to the situation immediately after the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. But in contrast to then, improvements are unlikely – at least not soon. Not only have conditions along the frontline significantly worsened, according to the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, […] todayApril 18, 2024 22
insert_link World Israel accused of using AI to target thousands in Gaza, as killer algorithms outpace international law By Natasha Karner, RMIT University The Israeli army used a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to generate lists of tens of thousands of human targets for potential airstrikes in Gaza, according to a report published last week. The report comes from the nonprofit outlet +972 Magazine, which is run by Israeli and Palestinian journalists. The report cites interviews with six unnamed sources in Israeli intelligence. The sources claim the […] todayApril 12, 2024 5
insert_link Africa Sudan Armed Forces are on a path to self-destruction – risking state collapse By Harry Verhoeven, Columbia University It is now 10 months since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023, pitting the Sudan Armed Forces against the Rapid Support Forces, a powerful paramilitary group. The war, which erupted after relations between the two wings of Sudan’s security apparatus broke down, rapidly spread beyond the capital, Khartoum. More recently, the Sudan Armed Forces have suffered numerous setbacks […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 9
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s military is expected to do more than ever with tighter budgets: how the force has declined over 30 years Theo Neethling, University of the Free State The South African National Defence Force marks 30 years this year, having been established on 27 April 1994. It’s as old as the country’s constitutional democracy, the result of a negotiated political settlement that ended apartheid. The defence force consists of the army, air force, navy, and military health service. It’s an amalgamation of the former apartheid era South African Defence Force, […] todayFebruary 5, 2024 18
insert_link Africa Niger and Russia are forming military ties: 3 ways this could upset old allies By Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University In July 2023, Niger’s military took over in a coup just two years after the country’s first transition to civilian power. The coup has brought into sharp focus the role of foreign countries in Niger’s politics. Before the coup, France and the US were the main security allies of Niger. But the coup leaders, led by General Abdourahamane Tchiani, were open about […] todayJanuary 30, 2024 3
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
