A short flare-up, a grinding two-month confrontation or a doomsday escalation – each possible path of the Iran war carries very different risks for Africa’s economy and diplomacy.

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, May 2026, pp. xx-xx Talking Türkiye By Jonathan Gorvett AFTER ISRAELI AND U.S.

Strategic bases and Red Sea trade routes are putting the region in the crosshairs as the Middle East conflict widens.

Since late 2025, a vast ecosystem of fake social media accounts has been targeting countries in the Alliance of Sahel States ...

Somaliland offers the U.S. a Berbera port base and access to key minerals like lithium and coltan in exchange for diplomatic recognition amid Red Sea tensions.

The Sahel has become the world's most deadly region for terrorism, with nearly half of all global deaths now taking place there. This marks a long-term shift away from the Middle East and North Africa ...

Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has ruled the strategically located Horn of Africa nation for nearly three ...

US and Israeli attacks on Iran are raising concerns across Africa, from security risks in the Horn of Africa to economic ...

A series of meetings in Addis Ababa, high-level exchanges between Washington and Ethiopia, and growing speculation about ...

The central Sahel region has attracted special attention as several non-state armed groups, including terrorists, have taken root over the past dozen years. According to the 2024 Global Terrorism ...

The Horn of Africa, strategically positioned at the nexus of global trade routes, has long faced the specter of maritime piracy. The waters off Somalia, in particular, have been notorious for piracy ...