Al-Shabaab remains a strong regional actor and has proved itself to be a resilient force. It’s time to weigh a non-war strategic option
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In 2018, Africa accounted for 70% of the world’s people displaced by armed conflict and human rights abuses.
Ahead of 2023 general elections, there are increasing concerns that the current spate of violence in Nigeria, if unchecked, could undermine electoral outcomes.
Tunisia’s democratic backslide demonstrates how autocrats can use constitutional cover to entrench authoritarianism.
To understand the latest coup in Burkina Faso, one must appreciate the internal power struggles in the country, their links with violent extremism as well as the role of external state actors.
Stable coalitions will depend on strong democratic values being embedded among political elites.
Parties to the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have agreed to end hostilities after two years. Here is a selection of previously published articles on its devastating consequences.
To move towards justice and peace, Kenya must disband all police units implicated in unlawful violence and punish criminal officers.
In South Africa coalitions are weaponised as extensions of elections.
Struggle songs are relevant even in the post apartheid context because they continue to be an important way in which people deliberate on issues.
Unable to change the country’s vulnerability to shifts in the global and regional economy, the new prime minister Matekane has few economic levers to pull.
The African Union needs to launch a credible, robust mediation process with mutually accepted mediators.
BringBackOurGirls led to a global outcry, but it simplified a complex history that is best understood through survivor accounts.
The new governing coalition enters office amid euphoria and excitement. There are great expectations it will end corruption and fix the ailing economy.
The president has used coup rumour to get rid of anti-reform elements in government, and consolidate his power ahead of 2025 elections
Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.
Despite their pretensions to support reforms, it is clear that successive governments are not interested in the reform.
A way forward is for the national government of South Sudan and Unity State government to work together to address the crisis.
The trend globally is for countries to be explicit about their maritime interests, underpinned by a sound security strategy.
West African governments need to be clearer about the similarities and differences of violent extremist groups.
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Vice-Dean Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, Center for Research on North America, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Research Fellow, African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR), University of Cape Town
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
