Tensions between Addis Ababa and Asmara could ignite a wider conflict spanning 10-15 countries on 3 continents, Kjetil ...

War not only destroys habitats, it also arms the people living within them. When conflict descends on a region, the institutional architecture of wildlife protection collapses almost immediately ...

Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are accusing each other of violating terms of a ceasefire deal aimed at ...

Gulf states are backing opposite sides of Sudan’s civil war and the conflict is spreading to neighbouring countries ...

Closing the Bab-el-Mandeb strait near Yemen could also have a big impact on global oil shipments.

While the Iran war rages, Israel is quietly planning for a potential base at the mouth of the Red Sea from which to strike one of the Islamic Republic's last proxies still operating at full strength: ...

Iran spent decades cultivating its allies, but the Houthis, Iraqi militias, and other sympathetic forces have plenty of reason to stay on the sidelines—at least for now.

Whether Donald Trump’s comments yesterday that the latest Gulf war will be over “very soon” signal a de-escalation of the conflict is anyone’s guess (he also said America may “go further”). But even ...

The United States has much to lose from Ethiopia’s backing of the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan—and the Trump administration should use its leverage to curtail it.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are financing competing data corridors through Syria, Iraq, and East Africa to bypass the ...

Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa ...