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China's Expanding Economic Influence in Africa: Risk vs. Reward

The debate on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investments in Africa has always teetered between the risks of a “debt trap” and the benefits of industrialisation.

Russia’s Port Sudan Naval Base: A Power Play on the Red Sea

Russia is planning to expand its naval power projection on the Red Sea. In November, Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved a draft agreement to establish a naval base in Port Sudan, on..

Attack - 35nm South West of Nishtun

Reporting indicates that an MV was attacked approximately 35nm SW of Nishtun.

Are Zanzibar and Tanzania safe?

The beauty of Zanzibar – the dhows sailing out in the ocean, the narrow alleys and carved doors of Stone Town – masks the painful reality that it is one of the places in the world still stunted by..

Ethiopia’s army plans to strike Mekelle city

Ethiopia’s army plans to strike Mekelle city with heavy artillery, warning civilians to leave or take shelter ahead of a new, dangerous phase in the two-week old civil conflict.

Horn of Africa: Ethiopia and Eritrea Migrant Traffic Insights

Fighting continues to escalate in the Tigray region both within Ethiopia and with neighbouring Eritrea, with 3 missiles launched at the Eritrean capital of Asmara from Tigray. What does this mean for..

Military Exercise in Persian Gulf - East of Larak

It has been reported to UKMTO that Iranian military forces will be conducting a military exercise with live firings. Between 1330Z and 2030Z on 11 and 12 November 2020 the bounded by area:

More than 40 fleeing Mozambique violence feared dead after boat sinks

Children among those reported drowned as Islamist insurgency drives thousands of families from homes in Cabo Delgado.

Illegal Maritime Trade Sustains Terror Groups

Members of the Ansar al-Sunna terror group recently raided Mocimboa da Praia, a major port in Mozambique’s embattled Cabo Delgado province.

Militant Maritime Operations Along Africa's Eastern Coast

In March, two speedboats piloted by members of Ahlu-Sunna Wa-Jama (ASWJ) — a Mozambican terrorist group — reached the port city of Mocímboa da Praia in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province. As..