The AU’s problem in the Sahel is not execution rather, the AU is competing in a market for security partnerships using a currency the three juntas are not willing to accept
Three distinct technological families, advanced computing, biotech and clean energy, are converging into a single, volatile trinity
As drones, satellite AI analysis and social media monitoring proliferate across African conflict zones, the AU’s peace architecture remains dangerously under-equipped to govern them
The landscape of global engagement with Africa is shifting. This moment demands a fundamental rethinking of how Africa secures itself, without hollowing out the democratic gains of recent decades