Will Al-Shabaab Seize Mogadishu Anytime Soon?
The article from Africa Defense Forum, published on January 6,...
From Covert Alignment to Strategic Encirclement: The Fracturing Arab Consensus on Sudan
For much of the Sudan war, Egypt sought to remain...
Encircling Chaos: Egypt’s Quiet Advantage in the Red Sea–Horn Crisis
The accelerating instability across the Red Sea–Horn of Africa corridor...
Ethiopia’s Sovereign Sea Access: Amidst Political Polarization and State–Leadership Misrecognition
Ethiopia’s search for sovereign maritime access is widely recognized as...
The Mahdi-Hassan malady: From Paper Presidency to Parallel Realities
The Erosion of Federal Authority in Somalia
In January 2026...