Africa’s militaries are built on imported power. Foreign countries such as China, Russia, the United States, Turkey and France dominate Africa’s weapons market. Between them they supply everything ...

It's an unusual move for the African continent's leading democracy: South Africa's president announced earlier this month that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the scourge of ...

The Department of Defence has appointed a new board of directors for Denel, South Africa's embattled arms maker.

But my research in the field of armed forces and society suggests this “show of force” creates a dangerous moral hazard. If ...

While still fighting a war in Ukraine, Russia is quietly building up its military power across Africa. This is happening even though the U.S. and European countries have placed strong sanctions on ...