Tomi Oladipo

Journalist

Tomi Oladipo is an award-winning journalist who covers global affairs with a focus on African security, geopolitics, and digital media. He has reported for the BBC and Deutsche Welle, among other international outlets, over nearly two decades.

Why the Horn of Africa could become the next front in the Iran war

Strategic bases and Red Sea trade routes are putting the region in the crosshairs as the Middle East conflict widens.

A picture taken during an organized tour by Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Nov. 22, 2023 shows a security guard aboard the Galaxy Leader cargo ship.

The Galaxy Leader cargo ship, seized by Houthi fighters two days earlier. AFP via Getty Images.

Why US airstrikes in Somalia are reaching record levels under Trump

The Pentagon’s opacity over the attacks is creating an accountability gap, drawing parallels with the administration’s immigration enforcement push at home.

Demonstrators protest against ICE amid a reported immigration operation targeting the Somali community in Minneapolis. Dec. 8, 2025.

Demonstrators protest against ICE in Minneapolis. Tim Evans/File Photo/Reuters.

Timing of Guinea-Bissau coup raises key questions

Democratic institutions had been weakened at home — and in the region — in the years running up to this latest military takeover.

Gen Horta N’Tam, the new transitional president.

Gen Horta N’Tam. Delcyo Sanca/Reuters.