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Violence, catastrophes ou migrations : en Afrique comme ailleurs, des familles portent le fardeau de proches disparus dans ces circonstances. En agissant ensemble, les gouvernements peuvent faire en...

People go missing in Africa during armed conflicts, other situations of violence, disasters and in the context of migration. In addition to missing persons themselves, their families bear the brunt...

For stability and recovery, the many actors working in the region must collaborate to meet communities’ needs. By Akinola Olojo Responses to violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin are growing in...

Recent attacks show why authorities must deal with the domestic factors that make the country vulnerable. Several attacks in Côte d'Ivoire along the border with Burkina Faso claimed the lives of six...

BY JAKKIE CILLIERS , LIESL LOUW-VAUDRAN , TIMOTHY WALKER , WILLEM ELS AND MARTIN EWI Regional support is a good start, but much more than a SADC military deployment to Mozambique is needed. ...

COVID-19 is a key factor forcing migrants travelling to Saudi Arabia to make risky journeys home from Yemen. Migrants are returning for three main reasons: their inability to find work in Yemen,...

The AU is the first international body to tackle the problem head-on, and it needs global support. BY AIMÉE-NOËL MBIYOZO AND OTTILIA ANNA MAUNGANIDZE Climate change poses serious security threats in...

Traders in Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon aren’t asking for water but protection and access to credit. The Boko Haram crisis in the Lake Chad Basin has harmed women’s livelihoods. Extremists and...

Political exclusion ahead of the vote is a strategy by incumbents in West Africa to guarantee re-election. By David Zounmenou, Ella Jeannine Abatan and Michaël Matongbada On 11 April, Benin will hold...

A holistic strategy is needed to decelerate the growth of the kidnapping economy in the country. Teniola Tayo and Pelumi Obisesan Schools in north-western Nigeria recently reopened after a...

Armed groups control most of CAR and show no respect for the rule of law or the peace agreement. Sixty years after gaining independence, the Central African Republic is still struggling to...

Recent military victories are no reason for complacency in the absence of a broad-based, inclusive political settlement. 23 MAR 2021 / BY PAUL-SIMON HANDY AND FÉLICITÉ DJILO From 16 January to 7...

Nearly half of African countries have criminalised migrant smuggling, and Côte d’Ivoire should follow suit. In recent years, Côte d’Ivoire’s government has actively raised awareness among its...

Joint IGAD–AU action is urgently needed to avoid further destabilisation of a region already wracked by violence. By Selam Tadesse Demissie Relations between Kenya and Somalia have been strained for...

BY PETER FABRICIUS The turbulence in the Central African Republic raises questions about the timing of institutional reform. The arrangements to transition the turbulent Central African Republic...

Africa has the greatest resettlement needs worldwide, but in 2020 the lowest number of refugees in nearly two decades was accommodated. BY AIMÉE-NOËL MBIYOZO Refugee resettlements in 2020 reached...

Composée d’une mosaïque d’entités opérationnelles, la coalition de groupes islamistes militants Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen cherche à dissimuler derrière un front apparemment uni les...

The ceasefire has held since October, but will it hold until elections on 24 December? Hopes for an end to the decade-long post-Muammar Gaddafi conflict are higher now than they have been for a long...

This policy brief argues that African regions vulnerable to climate change should prepare for out-migration, while more resilient cities must plan for in-migration. Movement is a critical resilience...

Is more robust engagement needed to neutralise armed groups unwilling to give peace a chance? On 27 December 2020, citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) were called to elect their president...