Africa

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Exploiter Series: Sociocultural Exploitation

By Mica Hall | 04/22/2026 | Comments Off on Exploiter Series: Sociocultural Exploitation

Understanding Sociocultural Exploitation: How Internal Vulnerabilities Allow for External Influence While this country remains one of East Africa’s most influential…

Rising Russian Influence in the Sahel Spilling Over to Nigeria

By David Anderson | 04/13/2026 | Comments Off on Rising Russian Influence in the Sahel Spilling Over to Nigeria

KEY TAKEAWAYS • Pro-Russia sentiment has become widespread in northern Nigeria, as evidenced by the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance movement. The…

OE Watch Issue 2 2026

By David Anderson | 03/18/2026 | Comments Off on OE Watch Issue 2 2026

Articles in this release include: China China Steps Up Claims of Quantum Radar Production China Shows Footage of ASN-301 Loitering…

OE Watch Issue 2 2025

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/05/2025 | Comments Off on OE Watch Issue 2 2025

The OE Watch provides translated selections with background from a diverse range of foreign media that our analysts and expert…

Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Uganda

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/28/2025 | Comments Off on Instruments of Chinese Military Influence in Uganda

What tools of national power does China use to gain military influence in Uganda? In this new report from FMSO’s…

Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Uganda

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/28/2025 | Comments Off on Instruments of Russian Military Influence in Uganda

What tools of national power does Russia use to gain military influence in Uganda? In this new report from FMSO’s…

Russia Suspected of Distributing Former Syrian Military Assets To Mali

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/17/2025 | Comments Off on Russia Suspected of Distributing Former Syrian Military Assets To Mali

Officially, Russia has remained silent regarding the whereabouts of its Syrian stockpile of weapons since the fall of the Assad…

Russia Expanding Its Military Influence in Equatorial Guinea

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/17/2025 | Comments Off on Russia Expanding Its Military Influence in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is now a target for Russian military influence and expansion on the African continent, according to the excerpted…

China Upgrades Strategic Partnership With Nigeria

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/17/2025 | Comments Off on China Upgrades Strategic Partnership With Nigeria

On 10 January, the Chinese foreign ministry reported on a meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Nigerian Foreign Minister…

OE Watch Issue 5 2023

By Kevin O'Connell | 03/26/2025 |

China Now Claims To Have World’s Top Destroyer Force Russia Tries To Appeal to New Contract Soldiers in Moscow Iran…