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No Strings Attached: The Unregulated Sale of Drones Across Africa
Author: Itumo Goodness Sochima Africa represents the fastest-growing market for military drones, with drone purchases quickly outpacing lawmaking. From Morocco’s imports of Turkish Bayraktar TB2s to Nigeria’s imports of Chinese-made Wing Loong IIs, African countries are acquiring drones faster than their governments can regulate them. Unlike traditional arms deals, the transfer of armed drones, also…
Starvation as a Weapon: The El Fasher Siege and Challenges of Accountability
Author: Itumo Goodness Sochima Around the city of El Fasher, an earthen wall built by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had stood between civilians and survival. On one side lies food, water, and humanitarian supplies. On the other, civilians are trapped and starving, victims of what the United Nations describe as a catastrophic hunger crisis. When, after 18 months of…
Starvation Method of Warfare and Future Risks in Africa
Author: Berhanu Bayley Feleke The use of starvation as a method of warfare has wrought devastating consequences for civilians in African conflicts, and it only promises to get worse. In El Fasher, Sudan, siege-induced starvation has threatened the lives of about six thousand children. Looking to future African conflicts, import dependency, high rates of subsistence farming…
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