Omar S Mahmood Key findings Refugee respondents expressed frustration with a number of issues, ranging from the current political leadership to the IGAD-led peace process and its emphasis on power...
South Sudan + 6 more
South Sudan + 6 more
Omar S Mahmood Key findings Refugee respondents expressed frustration with a number of issues, ranging from the current political leadership to the IGAD-led peace process and its emphasis on power...
Are new talks between Kiir and Machar a sign that regional and global pressure is paying off? 22 JUN 2018 / BY MERESSA K DESSU Nearly two years since their last meeting, rival leaders President Salva...
Ethiopia + 4 more
20 MAR 2018 / BY TSION TADESSE ABEBE Ethiopia is the second largest refugee-hosting country in Africa. It is also fast becoming the most progressive on the continent in responding to forced...
World + 10 more
In this issue On the Agenda The 30th AU summit will be an opportunity to start implementing AU reforms. Ten new members of the PSC will be elected at the summit. Clarifying the relationship between...
Nigeria + 3 more
Since 2009, Boko Haram has proven to be a highly adaptable foe, routinely realigning its tactics to suit changing circumstances. In recent years, this has increasingly involved focusing on soft...
Burundi + 8 more
In this issue On the Agenda Donald Trump’s insistence on reducing US aid to peacekeeping missions will affect US-Africa relations. Should the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic be allowed to attend...
World + 11 more
If Africa wants to ‘silence the guns’, its leaders must take a closer look at locally manufactured weapons. The trafficking and illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons are often discussed...
To avoid further political conflict, broad agreement is needed on the best possible conditions for elections. BY BABA DAKONO Mali is entering an electoral cycle comprising local and regional...
Schools will only function properly when Mali’s government restores stability and security. 17 OCT 2017 / BY NADIA ADAM , EKATERINA GOLOVKO AND BOUBACAR SANGARÉ As has been the case annually since...
World + 4 more
The AU’s initiative to help affected countries looks promising, but needs global backing. 11 SEP 2017 / BY LIESL LOUW-VAUDRAN The African Union (AU) has developed an insurance mechanism to help...
Libya + 4 more
In this issue On the Agenda The AU is yet to deliver on its decision to initiate a national dialogue on reconciliation for Libya. Non-military responses such as the deradicalisation and reintegration...
Libya + 4 more
Dans ce numéro - A l’ordre du jour L’UA tarde à respecter son engagement d’organiser un dialogue national pour la réconciliation en Libye. Les réponses non militaires comme les projets de...
Somalia + 4 more
In July 2017 the Peace and Security Council (PSC) discussed the situation in Guinea-Bissau, renewed the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and looked at the security...
Mali + 9 more
Dans ce numéro A l’ordre du jour : le 29e sommet de l’UA Lors du récent sommet de l’Union africaine, quelques pays se sont plaints du processus décisionnel des réformes de l’organisation. Les...
Mali + 9 more
In this issue On the Agenda: 29th AU summit At the recent African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa some countries complained about the way decisions on AU reforms had been made. Leaders decided,...
Mali + 4 more
Résumé Agir à l’échelle régionale dans le Sahel jusqu’en avril 2016 demeurait encore une exception, la majorité des projets continuant jusque-là à être mise en œuvre sur le plan national. En outre,...
Mali + 4 more
On 2 July 2017 leaders of the G5 Sahel, which consists of Chad, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Mali and Niger, officially launched the new G5 Sahel force, in the presence of French President Emmanuel...
Mali + 2 more
The real need is for development and service delivery in the remote Liptako-Gourma border regions. 05 JUL 2017 BY / BY IBRAHIM MAÏGA Continued violence and the upsurge of non-state armed groups in...
Mali + 2 more
The heads of state of the G5 Sahel, together with French President Emmanuel Macron, are meeting in Bamako on Sunday 2 July 2017. The summit follows the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC)...
Nigeria + 3 more
The AU should encourage regional efforts to prevent violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin. The 29th African Union (AU) summit that starts this week will no doubt consider the threat of terrorism...