I am delighted that after the successful launching of the first issue of the African Journal of Strategy, Defense and Security Studies (AJSDSS) in June 2025, that we are able to publish this second issue. Since the launching of the Journal, we have received an impressive number of manuscripts from a wide range of researchers from different countries and disciplines on issues related to security governance in Africa. After the launching of the first issue of the Journal, we received a total of 30 papers submitted to the Journal with 13 papers have been accepted, 8 papers have been cleared and ready to be published, 6 papers under revision and the remaining papers are under review. This impressive number of submissions to the Journal is a manifestation of the unmet research demand signals in the security domain that affects our daily lives as individuals, communities and nations.