ISCA OPINIONS – ISCA – International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to fostering dialogue, collaboration and actionable solutions to address security challenges across the African continent.

ISCA Opinions

ISCA hosted its inaugural Conference from 19 to 20 May 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. The event marked the official launch of ISCA as a platform for strategic security dialogue, enhanced collaboration, and the development of innovative, Africa-focused solutions to contemporary security challenges.

25 August 2025 / By David F.K. Mpanga

The New Scramble for Africa: PMCs, Foreign Bases, and the African Imperative for Sovereign Security

The African continent today finds itself at a crossroads not of its own choosing, but partly of its own making. The growing proliferation of Private Military Companies (PMCs) and foreign military bases across Africa is not merely a symptom of insecurity …

01 September 2025 / By Dr Afzal Ashraf

African Leadership to Believe in its Own Capabilities.

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of contributing to the panel “Private Military Companies and Foreign Military Bases: Implications for African Security and Sovereignty,” during the inaugural International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) held in Kigali…

07 October 2025 / By Dr Metodi Hadji-Janev

Strategic Autonomy or Strategic Dependency? Why Supply Chain Security and Leadership Will Decide the Fate of Critical Infrastructure in the Digital Age

The world has entered a dangerous phase in the digital revolution. Critical infrastructure—energy grids, water systems, healthcare facilities …

16 October 2025 / By Dr Wafula Okumu

African Solutions to African Borderland Challenges

The approximately 90,000 kilometres of 104 boundaries that separate and define African countries were all drawn by Europeans. While lumping together communities with a history of inter-ethnic hostilities in 54 colonies, …

28 October 2025 / By Ms Toulu Akerele

Understanding the Growing Terrorism Threat in Africa

To understand the growing threat of terrorism in Africa one must first examine the four waves of terrorism. The first wave occurred during the post 9/11 era (2001-2010) when the U.S. declared a “war on terror”, …

Ressources

Contactez-nous

Suivez-nous

Have no item found