Illegal mining has proliferated across South Africa in recent years. Tamsin Hunt examines the ongoing security risks posed to commercial operators in South Africa’s mining sector despite recent law enforcement efforts under Operation Prosper.
Neo Tsotetsi discusses the recent resurgence of conflict in northern Ethiopia amid long-simmering tensions between the Ethiopian government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), and explores the impact both parties’ deepening foreign alliances stand to have on the country’s fraught security landscape.
Active assailants have staged several attacks targeting schools in the first half of 2026, demonstrating the sustained threat facing educational institutions, Neo Tsotetsi discusses.
As Congolese authorities and international organisations race to contain the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC, Richard Gardiner argues that reduced global cooperation, funding shortfalls, geopolitical tensions, and the region’s volatile security environment are hampering containment efforts and creating a challenging operating environment for healthcare…
In the first half of 2026, at least nine Somali piracy attacks were reported around the Horn of Africa, marking a significant increase compared to recent years. Tamsin Hunt examines the conditions that have facilitated the recent surge in attacks.
Neo Tsotetsi discusses the growing prominence of anti-migrant and xenophobic sentiment among South Africa’s citizenry, and explores the drivers behind related protests, which threaten to escalate into broader unrest.
Throughout 2025, Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah rebels demonstrated a renewed interest in local fundraising, specifically seeking to make inroads with Cabo Delgado’s artisanal miners to open a new revenue stream. Neo Tsotetsi examines the nascent emergence of this alliance, and the threat it may come to pose to foreign-owned mining companies across the province.…
Hijackings continue to pose significant risks for businesses and private citizens as global economic pressures drive demand for cheaper goods on black markets. Neil Mugabe examines notable trends in hijackings in 2025, and key hotspots where such events are likely to occur.
2025 was a year filled with travel disruptions as a result of a shifting geopolitical landscape, regional conflict, and in some cases, domestic political dynamics. Tamsin Hunt examines some of the security trends that will continue to affect global travel over the coming year.
Amid heightened geopolitical tension and rivalry, the ways in which countries compete to secure influence and strategic goals have shifted in recent years. Richard Gardiner explores how conflict dynamics are likely to unfold in 2026, and the implications these may have for commercial operators in key hotspots.
The late October fall of Al Fashir marked the consolidation of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) dominance in southwest Sudan, splitting security control over the country and setting the RSF up to rule Darfur as a parallel government, Neo Tsotetsi argues.
With kidnapping incidents in Nigeria persisting, Richard Gardiner examines the current dynamics of the crime and highlights emerging trends shaped by the country’s difficult socioeconomic conditions and troubled security landscape.