Private military contractors (PMCs) have long operated in the shadows of war zones—training soldiers, guarding convoys, and sometimes engaging in combat. While many provide logistical or security ...

The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has again taken a strong stance against the rising use of private military and security outfits across Africa. He insisted that such non-state actors ...

Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents one of the most ambitious and promising undertakings in Africa’s integration agenda as critically espoused in the African Union’s Agenda ...