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Russia Ukraine Conflict Enters New Phase Amid Renewed Diplomatic Efforts

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Russia Ukraine Conflict Enters New Phase Amid Renewed Diplomatic Efforts

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has entered a renewed and complex phase marked by intensified military engagements along key фронт lines and parallel diplomatic efforts involving regional and international actors. Developments over recent weeks indicate a simultaneous escalation on the battlefield and cautious movement toward renewed dialogue. Heavy fighting has been reported in eastern and southern Ukraine, particularly around the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, where Ukrainian forces have continued defensive and counteroffensive operations. Russian…

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National Assembly Moves to Strengthen Maritime Security Governance

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National Assembly Moves to Strengthen Maritime Security Governance

The House of Representatives has intensified legislative action on maritime security with an expanded focus that links security enforcement to maritime education and human capital development. The initiative is being driven by the House Committee on Maritime Security and Education, which has commenced a wide-ranging review of existing laws, institutional coordination mechanisms, and capacity development structures within the sector. Speaking during a committee session in Abuja, Hon. Khadija Waziri-Bukar Ibrahim, Chairman of the House Committee…

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West Africa Security Alert: Coup Wave Fuels Region Wide Emergency

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West Africa Security Alert: Coup Wave Fuels Region Wide Emergency

West Africa has entered a period of heightened instability as a series of military interventions and attempted overthrows across the region triggers an unprecedented emergency response from the Economic Community of West African States. The regional bloc has warned that several member states now face elevated risks of constitutional disruption, urging coordinated action to protect democratic institutions and prevent a deepening cycle of insecurity. The latest incident involved an attempted power seizure in one West…

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How Environmental Changes Are Fueling Conflict Across Africa

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How Environmental Changes Are Fueling Conflict Across Africa

Across the African continent, the effects of climate change are intensifying security challenges, heightening humanitarian pressures, and accelerating displacement on a scale that regional institutions now describe as alarming. Recent assessments by the African Development Bank, United Nations agencies, and environmental research groups indicate that droughts, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and flooding are driving communities into direct competition over land, water, and grazing routes, while amplifying long standing social and economic grievances. In the Sahel,…

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Coup Attempt in Benin Republic — A Test for Regional Security Architecture

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Coup Attempt in Benin Republic — A Test for Regional Security Architecture

COTONOU / LAGOS, December 8, 2025 — A coup attempt in the Republic of Benin was decisively thwarted on Sunday after prompt intervention by loyalist forces, supported by air and ground intervention from neighbouring Nigeria, underlining renewed urgency in West Africa’s regional security collaboration.   Mutiny, Seizure of State Television, and Swift Response In the early hours of December 7, a faction of soldiers identifying themselves as the Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR) appeared on…

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