Stratfor tactical analyst Ben West discusses the recent explosions in Benghazi, Libya, and what their advanced tactics mean for Tripoli.

Stratfor Africa analyst Mark Schroeder discusses Rwanda's motives for asserting its power in eastern Congo and explains how such moves could generate unwanted political backlash.

Rwanda will use a new Congolese rebel movement to protect its interests across the border.

Stratfor's Chief Geopolitical Analyst Robert D. Kaplan discusses Chinese port expansion in the northern Indian Ocean, including the opening of a $1.5 billion port in Sri Lanka that was constructed and largely financed by the Chinese.

The MNLA is a Tuareg militant group that formed in October 2011 and is presently one of the two largest militias in Mali.

Stratfor Africa analyst Mark Schroeder examines the reasons behind a U.S. offer to train the Nigerian military in counterinsurgency.

Stratfor Africa Analyst Mark Schroeder explains the attack strategy of Kenyan and allied forces as they move against al Shabaab strongholds in Somalia.

Stratfor explains how Mali's two distinct geographical regions pose a challenge for political unity.

Since the fall of the regime of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in October 2011, well-trained and well-armed Tuareg mercenaries left Libya to return home to Niger, Mali and Algeria. Malian-Tuareg negotiations broke down in October 2011, and a military coup in Bamako left Mali in disarray.

Africa Analyst Adelaide Schwartz discusses China's inability to remain neutral in the recent conflict between Sudan and South Sudan, due to its oil infrastructure investments in the region.