2018 is on track to become only the second coup-free year in a century. Coup risk is way down worldwide, thanks to growing political stability in Latin America. Africa has the highest risk of coup.
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Ordinary people are being deeply affected by the continued violence tearing apart Cameroon.
Human Rights Day might not be a reason for celebrations. But it’s a useful reminder of what’s been achieved over 70 years.
Mexicans want leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador to transform the country. But the months leading up to his inauguration sent worrying signs about how he he will use the massive power of his office.
Pik Botha defended apartheid and South Africa’s occupation of Namibia, but in the end helped end both.
Increasing police patrols won’t solve South Africa’s high rates of violent crime. Underlying problems need to be addressed.
Kofi Annan’s tenure began after the reintroduction of two important international security lexicons – peacebuilding and human security.
He left an enduring legacy of embedding democracy and involving civil society in the pursuit of peace.
Kofi Annan was the first UN employee to rise to the position of Secretary General but his tenure also had a darker side.
Some prosecutions followed soon after President Cyril Ramaphosa promised accountability for the Marikana massacre.
The Law and Order Index says South Africans feel less secure than people in Yemen, the DRC and Libya, countries all affected by violent conflict.
Zanu-PF’s more than two-thirds majority win in the parliament poll gives it the power to change the constitution if it wishes.
If the MDC-Alliance claims Zanu-PF and Zimbabwe’s electoral commission rigged the elections, the onus is on them to prove it.
Conflict patterns in Africa have changed rapidly in recent years posing a challenge to peace and security.
The credibility of Zimbabwe’s elections will depend on issues like political violence and media freedom.
African leaders need to acknowledge the gravity of the Congo crisis and apply pressure on Kabila.
The UN promotes local ownership in peace building, which is difficult to achieve.
The grenade attack shows that opponents are threatened by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s progress.
Some human rights activists worry that Cameroon could be the site of Africa’s next civil war.
Nigeria is far from ready to hold a credible ballot in 2019.
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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
