The Shadow That Never Lifts by Gandalv / @Microinteracti1

In real time, the United States government is bombing schools. Not accidentally. Systematically. It is providing open political cover for what serious legal scholars are calling genocide. It has deliberately destroyed civilian infrastructure across Iran with the kind of precision that requires planning, targeting committees and signed orders. It is seizing oil tankers on international …

When Soldiers Become System Managers: The Nigerian Army Pipeline into National Security Leadership by Lawson Akhigbe

Nigeria’s security architecture has long displayed a quiet but consistent pattern: senior officers of the Nigerian Army being redeployed to head entirely different arms of the state’s coercive machinery. It is a peculiarly Nigerian institutional habit—part pragmatism, part centralisation instinct, and part elite trust network. At first glance, it raises eyebrows. Why should a career …

30 of Africa’s most amazing places to visit by CNN Travel Staff

With its expansive landscapes and formidable animal life, the world's second-biggest continent is arguably the best for photographers. Throw in that sense of being in a place that hasn't changed for centuries, and sometimes millennia, and you get some of the most inspiring, and inspired, destinations on the planet. Here are 30 of the most …