Author Halvard Buhaug Research Professor, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Disclosure statement Halvard Buhaug receives funding from the European Research Council (grant no. 101055133). The world...
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Ce que l'insurrection intermittente du M23 nous apprend sur la recherche précaire de la paix en RDC
Authors Kasper Hoffmann Adjunct assistant professor, University of Copenhagen Christoph Vogel Research Director of the Insecure Livelihoods Project, Ghent University Disclosure statement Kasper...
Western Sahara conflict risks spilling over into the Sahel: how it can be resolved
Contributor Hugh Lovatt Senior Policy Fellow The United Nations recently appointed a new envoy for Western Sahara -- Staffan de Mistura. This is a welcome step towards resolving the long-running...
Tigray war antagonists are reluctant to talk peace: why and what’s next
Author: Mohammed Girma - Visiting Lecturer, University of Roehampton It is almost a year since the war in Ethiopia's northern state of Tigray broke out. It all begun with a "pre-emptive strike" on...
What it will take to end civil war in the Central African Republic
Disclosure statement Dr. Tim Glawion receives funding for his academic research from the German Science Foundation. He is a research fellow at the German Institute for Global and Area Studies. In...
Ce qu’il faut pour mettre un terme à la guerre civile en République centrafricaine
Disclosure statement Dr Tim Glawion reçoit un financement pour ses recherches universitaires de la Fondation allemande pour la science. Il est chercheur à l'Institut allemand d'études mondiales et...
Following the Tigray conflict, the rocky road to peace in Ethiopia
Author: Mukesh Kapila Professor Emeritus in Global Health & Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester Disclosure statement Mukesh Kapila is affiliated with the University of Manchester All wars...
La feuille de route du Mali pour une paix durable ne va pas assez loin en dépit de ses objectifs louables
Disclosure statement Stephen L. Esquith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no...
Mali’s roadmap for lasting peace has laudable goals: but it doesn’t go far enough
Author: Stephen L. Esquith - Professor of political theory and global ethics, Michigan State University Disclosure statement Stephen L. Esquith does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive...
Africa can prevent Ethiopia from going down Rwanda’s path: here’s how
Author Edward Kissi Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida Disclosure statement Edward Kissi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive...
What’s driving violence in Nigeria’s north central region
Disclosure statement Oluwole Ojewale does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant...
Violence is endemic in north central Nigeria: what communities are doing to cope
Author: Oluwole Ojewale - PhD candidate, Obafemi Awolowo University North central Nigeria, known as the Middle Belt, is home to the country's capital city Abuja and six other states -- Benue,...
Peacebuilding in Côte d’Ivoire: why it’s hard to reintegrate combatants and achieve justice
Disclosure statement Jessica Moody received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council while she was conducting field research for this article. A decade ago the Ivoirian government, with...
Niger’s democratic transition is good news, but the threat of insurgency remains high
Olayinka Ajala Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University Despite the twin problems -- poverty and insecurity -- that have faced Niger in the past few decades,...
Cameroon + 3 more
The key to peace in the Lake Chad area is water, not military action
Lake Chad is an extremely shallow water body in the Sahel. It was once the world's sixth largest inland water body with an open water area of 25,000 km2 in the 1960s, it shrunk dramatically at the...
How corruption undermines peacebuilding in Nigeria’s oil region
By Obasesam Okoi, Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies, University of St. Thomas In the wake of an insurgency that devastated Nigeria’s petroleum industry and sent the economy into a...
What’s triggered new conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria
Oludayo Tade Researcher in criminology, victimology, electronic frauds and cybercrime, University of Ibadan Previous studies have established land resource struggles and weather among the factors...
The AU’s peace and security architecture: filling the gaps
Author Dominique Mystris Senior Researcher, SA SDG Hub, University of Pretoria Since its inception in 2002 the African Union has been under pressure to resolve the extensive peace and security...
Sudan + 1 more
Darfur: How historical patterns of conflict are haunting current violence
After relative peace, violence has returned to Darfur. In July alone, more than 60 people were killed, according to the United Nations. Darfur is made up of three states – North, South and West. All...
World + 5 more
How refugees resolve disputes: insights from a Ugandan settlement
Authors Sarah Vancluysen PhD researcher - Development Studies, University of Antwerp Bert Ingelaere Assistant Professor , University of Antwerp Typically, refugee camps or settlements, whether in...