AEIs Critical Threats Africa File posted on 6 August 2026 an article titled "Tigray on the Precipice" by Michael DeAngelo and Liam Karr.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front and the Ethiopian National Defense Forces engaged in western Tigray on 1 August, each accusing the other of initiating the conflict. The battle ended quickly but tension remains high in the region.
The Sentry published in November 2025 a report titled "Inside Job: Libya's Fuel Smuggling Escalation."
Fuel smuggling in Libya has escalated into a national crisis costing the country about $6.7 billion annually. The smuggling enables Moscow's military activities in sub-Saharan Africa and the Rapid Support Forces genocidal war in Sudan's Darfur region.
Ethiopia Insight published on 11 November 2022 an article titled "Armed Conflict Has Degraded Tigray's Forest Resources" by an anonymous author.
Another casualty of Ethiopia's civil war has been the destruction of Tigray Region's forest resources due to artillery shelling and the plundering of nurseries and forest seed centers.
UN News published on 24 August 2022 a press release titled "Drought, Hunger and Fighting Leave Ethiopia in 'Very Difficult Humanitarian Situation'."
Amid the worst drought in 40 years and the outbreak of new conflict in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations has targeted 17 million people for humanitarian assistance. The UN also condemned Tigrayan forces for entering the World Food Program warehouse in Mekelle, taking 12 fuel tankers with 570,000 liters of fuel.
The Voice of America published on 6 May 2022 an article titled "UN - Destabilizing Impact of Russia-Ukraine War Feared in Africa" by Lisa Schlein.
UN officials warn that soaring prices of food, fuel, fertilizers, and other commodities due to the Russia-Ukraine war could have a profound destabilizing impact on Africa.
Aljazeera published on 31 March 2022 an article titled "US Calls for 'Strong African Response' to Russian Aggression."
The US is looking for a strong African response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine and is prepared to help mitigate the negative economic effects of the war on Africa.
