African governments must avoid replacing one dependency with another while building more accountable, fit-for-purpose ...

From the UN slavery resolution to preventive diplomacy, this edition highlights key opportunities for advancing peace and ...

Southwestern Nigeria has largely been spared major security threats – now it faces a troubling convergence of drugs and ...

The ADF’s resilience stems from kidnapping economies, forced recruitment and governance failures that military operations ...

Urban informal settlements are increasingly targeted during election cycles as centres of political mobilisation or violence.

Achieving the country’s ambitious goal of 100% broadband access by 2030 could require a trade-off between politics and ...

Leaders of Burkina Faso’s two coups in 2022 both cited insecurity and various forms of misgovernance as reasons for their military takeovers. Both promised to restore constitutional order by June 2024 ...

Evidence from UNMISS, AMISOM and ATMIS shows that leadership is the most decisive factor in shaping missions’ gender ...

In February 2022, the United States (US) government uncovered money laundering syndicates involved in stealing COVID-19 relief funds from the US and transferring them to Kenya. The US Federal Bureau ...

The African Union (AU) Peace Fund (PF) is at the heart of Africa’s quest for sustainable financial autonomy and ownership of its peacemaking initiatives. The fund is the financial backbone of the ...