Abstract:
This article explores the state of strategic theory in relation to the African context. It
argues that the dichotomy between war in the Global South and the Global North,
combined with the shift towards critical security studies, has hobbled the development
of robust strategic thinking relevant to war on the African continent. It combines a
literature review of theories of war, that have sought to either explain the occurrence
of war or how to fight and end it, with a scoping review of African strategic thinking
to highlight this gap. It concludes with a call for greater African strategic thinking and
propositions for what African strategy should entail.
