In this interview, Kenyatta University lecturer, Dr. Evans Odhiambo Onyango, an expert in diplomacy and international relations, talks about a variety of issues in contemporary Africa, including African security, diplomacy, African conflicts and boundaries, the UN Security Council seats, food security, African development, and the peace that has eluded many African countries. He argues that the nature of threats facing African countries is complex, and that African States must modernize their military to counter some of those threats effectively. He criticizes African governments that allow foreign bases in their territories, arguing that Africans do not understand the motives of some of those foreign powers. Among other conflicts, he talks about the Kenya-Somali dispute over their maritime region, and the Elemi triangle on the Kenya, Ethiopia, and Sudan border.