BY PETER FABRICIUS The turbulence in the Central African Republic raises questions about the timing of institutional reform. The arrangements to transition the turbulent Central African Republic...
Africa has the greatest resettlement needs worldwide, but in 2020 the lowest number of refugees in nearly two decades was accommodated. BY AIMÉE-NOËL MBIYOZO Refugee resettlements in 2020 reached...
Composée d’une mosaïque d’entités opérationnelles, la coalition de groupes islamistes militants Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen cherche à dissimuler derrière un front apparemment uni les...
The ceasefire has held since October, but will it hold until elections on 24 December? Hopes for an end to the decade-long post-Muammar Gaddafi conflict are higher now than they have been for a long...
This policy brief argues that African regions vulnerable to climate change should prepare for out-migration, while more resilient cities must plan for in-migration. Movement is a critical resilience...
Is more robust engagement needed to neutralise armed groups unwilling to give peace a chance? On 27 December 2020, citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) were called to elect their president...
With ten presidential elections and persistent governance problems, the continent faces another trying year. No fewer than 10 presidential elections are planned for 2021 – in Benin, Cape Verde, Chad,...
National sovereignty and subsidiarity limit the African Union’s intervention in the continent’s conflicts. BY SHEWIT WOLDEMICHAEL The African Union Peace and Security Council’s (PSC) response to...
Diplomatic and security challenges in the Horn of Africa threaten AMISOM’s capability in Somalia. Kenya and Ethiopia have been key allies in Somalia’s peace and security matters for over a decade,...
The recent Katsina abductions in Nigeria are a reminder that solutions need to go beyond military campaigns. By Maram Mahdi Military interventions have failed to end a violent insurgency and...