If US policymakers truly seek to pursue their national interests and counter China in Africa, they must rethink their approach—before the damage becomes irreversible.

Ramaphosa’s government should “swallow their pride and start negotiations with Rwanda and the M23 rebels for their release. “It must be humiliating for our soldiers, and their well-being should be the government’s priority.”

By Ed Arnold | RUSI This week the UK prime minister will head to Washington to try to become a bridge between President Donald Trump and Europe. If he is to have any chance of succeeding, he will need to be bold.In 2022, Russia shattered the post-war European security order with its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The shock of Putin’s aggression and brutality immediately reinvigorated a Euro-Atlantic alliance that had just failed in its most ambitious operation in Afghanistan and had been accused by French President Emmanuel Macron of experiencing ‘brain death’. Russia became an international pariah, NATO gained two new members, and…

“It is concerning when our technology is being used by Iran, as there are arms control measures in place to prevent it,” Iran appears to have a tight grip on South Africa.

South Africa’s current involvement in the DRC is “deeply irresponsible, pretending to be a regional power on what is essentially an overgrown border guard budget.”

The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced that he is prepared to send thousands of British troops to Ukraine to act as peacekeepers. In all likelihood, Britain will be just one part of a multinational European force numbering up to 100,000 personnel, but possibly many more. Inevitably, some European nations may be unwilling to participate – Germany and Poland are reported to have voiced concerns about a European troop deployment. This is not surprising, and any deployment will more than likely have to overcome significant domestic political hurdles before each member state can offer up troops and equipment. In…

Helmoed Heitman said although the country may do “a lot of dumb things, it isn’t quite stupid enough to exchange nuclear technology with Iran.”

Africa has witnessed a significant surge in the recruitment of child soldiers across conflict zones, exacerbated by Islamic insurgencies advancing southward across the continent.

Nuclear power will be a key part of a suite of new energy infrastructure built to meet surging data-center power demand driven by artificial intelligence. But nuclear can’t meet all of the increased data-center power needs. Natural gas, renewables, and battery technology will also have a role to play, according to Goldman Sachs Research. Several big tech companies looking for low carbon, round-the-clock energy signed contracts for new nuclear capacity in the last year, and there could be more such deals ahead. Those efforts come as electricity usage by data centers is expected to more than double by 2030, according to reports…

Satellite images obtained by National Security News have revealed that Russia is landing military aircraft in Libya and that the Kremlin is expanding its footprint across Africa. Images of Libyan air bases reveal Russian military transport planes, upgraded runways, improved perimeter defences, and entirely new buildings. All the changes occurred over a 12-month period between 2023 and 2024, according to an analysis by The Telegraph. The upgrades suggest that Russia is significantly ramping up its military presence in Libya, thanks to a growing partnership with Libyan warlord General Khalifa Haftar, who controls the eastern and southern parts of the country. Libya serves as…

On 06 February 2025, Northern Ireland’s Presiding Coroner, Mr Justice Michael Humphries concluded that the deaths of four members of the Irish Republican Army, killed by British forces at Clonoe on 16 February 1992, was as a result of excessive force and was “not reasonable”. In the cases of the deaths of all four IRA gunmen, the coroner said that the use of lethal force was not justified. His findings attracted mixed reactions; the relatives of those who died claimed a victory in their fight for justice; others, most notably Unionist politicians, have claimed the finding “beggars belief” and is “ludicrous”. So…

Trump’s Executive Order is a direct response to
Ramaphosa’s confrontational stance against Israel and US allies. President Trump considers this an attack on America.