Overstretched naval deployments and a focus on Red Sea security have left parts of the Western Indian Ocean vulnerable.

Counter-piracy measures at sea are vital, but persistent challenges in both offshore and onshore governance must be overcome ...

Recent social media analysis in South Africa highlights the potential of in-person and online dialogue to shift harmful ...

Youth engagement is vital for East Africa, but barriers limit participation and increase risks of marginalisation and ...

Declining crustacean stocks force local fishermen to use improvised diving gear at greater depths and further from shore.

The exclusion of the main opposition and rivalry between military factions could destabilise the 23 November elections.

Traditional justice is in high demand, but an unaccountable system could perpetuate discrimination and undermine human rights ...

Organised corruption in local government disrupts the provision of essential services and erodes public trust in the state.

Climate change, shrinking grazing lands and weak regional coordination are escalating pastoralist conflicts in the Karamoja ...

Some local government corruption is highly organised, and will further undermine the delivery of essential services and democratic governance.

Illicit economies in the Lake Tanganyika basin are fuelled by poor regional coordination against transnational organised ...