Kenya says it will engage Russia over growing reports that its citizens are being recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine, describing the practice as illegal and unacceptable. Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi, in an interview with the BBC, said Nairobi had shut down illegal recruitment networks and would urge Moscow to enter into […]
Ethiopia is hosting a covert military training camp preparing thousands of fighters for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to a Reuters investigation, in what could mark the country’s first confirmed direct involvement in Sudan’s civil war. Reuters cited multiple Ethiopian, diplomatic and security sources who said the camp is located in Ethiopia’s western Benishangul-Gumuz […]
The recently announced interim trade deal framework between the United States and India is bound to garner a lot of traction for at least a week from now. However, in the past four months alone, there have been several substantial developments in India-US relations across various sectors, including defense, tech cooperation, and the critical mineral … Read more
Telecommunications operators from Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Sudan have formalized a strategic partnership to enhance regional digital connectivity through the launch of a new cross-border fibre-optic corridor. Djibouti Telecom, Ethio Telecom, and Sudatel Group signed a tripartite agreement in Djibouti to establish the Horizon Fiber Initiative, a project designed to link international submarine cable landing stations […]
By Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham, Originally published on The Conversation on February 5, 2026 11:42am EST Russia, Ukraine and the US have met for a second time for trilateral talks to discuss a possible cessation of hostilities. The meeting got off to the same depressing start as the first one had the week before. On February 3, the night … Read more
While the news related to Greenland, Iran, and Venezuela have attracted a lot of eyeballs globally, what is going largely unnoticed is the United State’s behind the scenes engagement with Afghanistan, possibly in a bid to reassert its influence across South, West, and Central Asia. The former US Special Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation, Dr. Zalmay … Read more
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is facing considerable challenges to its legitimacy, which has historically been based on two foundational pillars: the promise of prosperity and the concept of ‘national rejuvenation’ (民族復興), which includes reunification of Taiwan with the Chinese mainland as a vital aspect. The first pillar is evidently faltering amid slowing economic growth … Read more
China’s belligerence against Taiwan has undergone a massive shift from occasional military exercises triggered by political developments in Taipei, to a sustained military presence around the island nation in a manner that impinges on Taiwan’s sovereignty but remains or appears far below the threshold of a conflict. At the beginning of this year, the Author … Read more
In what appears to be a dramatic shift in the US President Donald Trump’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war, he recently declared that with proper support Ukraine could retake all of its territory from the Russian military occupation and has agreed to provide the Ukrainian military with targeting intelligence for long-range strikes against Russia’s energy … Read more
Based on the 25 years of history of India-US relations, the recent tensions between India and the US can be safely described as a mere swing of the pendulum that was set in motion by the former Indian Prime Minister, Late Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji and the former US President Bill Clinton in the … Read more
