President Farmajo’s April attempt to extend his term by two years has ignited political tensions in Somalia. The government of Somalia and a number of its federal states have been holding critical...
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Peace & security report: Chad conflict insights (April 2021)
SITUATION ANALYSIS The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country in northcentral Africa and a home to over 1501 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Besides its rich ethnic and linguistic...
IPSS Policy Brief Vol 15 - 04 March 2021: The rise and root causes of Islamic insurgency in Mozambique and its security implication to the region
Executive Summary The rise of jihadi insurgency in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado is attributed to multidimensional causes: social and economic factors, influence of radical preachers...
UAE port deal with Somaliland stirs up trouble in the Horn
18 May 2018 Tensions between Somalia and the self-proclaimed independent Somaliland have flared up following a new tripartite deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ethiopia and Somaliland over...
World + 16 more
State of Peace and Security in Africa 2016
The State of Peace and Security in Africa (SPSA) is a background document prepared annually for the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa. First published in 2014, it provides a succinct...
New Complexities in Myanmar's Peace Process
Angshuman Choudhury On 15 April, 2017, seven Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAOs) - all non-signatories to the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) - met in Pangkham, the de facto capital of the autonomous...
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African-Centred Solutions: Building Peace and Security in Africa
Editors: Sunday Okello and Mesfin Gebremichael Preface This publication is a product of the African-Centred Solutions in peace and security (AfSol) workshop held 6 – 7 March 2015, and the preceding...