Authors: Felix Colchester (CR), Laura Henao Izquierdo (CINEP) and Philipp Lustenberger (swisspeace) “The quality of a peace agreement is only equal to the quality of its implementation. While the...
Almost one year after the kidnapping of 276 girls by Boko Haram, eleven civil society leaders from Nigeria and the region today appealed to the Nigerian government and the United Nations (UN)...
The political history of Guinea Bissau has been characterized by multiple coups d’état and assassinations of some presidents since independence in 1974: three presidents were overthrown, one...
Introduction The conflict in the Niger Delta region pre-date the independence period with the agitation for the creation of Calabar, Ogoja, and Rivers States (CORs). Subsequently, the discovery of...
Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, has been enmeshed in various levels of violent conflicts since the advent of its new democratic dispensation in 1999. Nigeria's internal security challenges...
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), held its 12th General Assembly (GA) on March 18- 20 at Menvic Grand Hotel, Accra - Ghana with delegates drawn from WANEP Regional and National...
CONFLICTS AND INSECURITY: THREAT TO ECOWAS INTEGRATION AGENDA The Second Quarter of 2012 witnessed an upsurge of violence in most countries in the sub-region. The Malian rebellion continues to linger...
On the occasion of the celebration of the International day of Peace, 21st September 2012; in light of the sustenance of the African Union Make Peace Happen Campaign (MPHC) which was launched in 2010...
The complex nature of the Malian political impasse exacerbated by the intricacy of insurgency in the north has received global attention with divergent explanations and dimensions to the conflict. It...
African leaders must stand up and provide aid to make this the last ever famine New campaign says African government response has been slow and small African governments must provide at least US$50...