The United Nations spends more on its peacekeeping missions than on anything else.
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The world body spends more than US$6 billion a year on peacekeeping operations, most of which are in Africa
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia (left) and Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.Their countries are in a row over territory.
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As Kenya and Somalia scramble for offshore oil and gas, foreign investors wait eagerly on the sidelines
Dagahaley – one of three camps that make up Kenya’s sprawling Dadaab refugee camp.
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Many African countries host large numbers of asylum seekers. But should they be held in camps, or be allowed to integrate into cities?
A UN Security Council session in New York. Kenya wants a seat at the table.
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The country has not had a seat at the Security Council table for 24 years.
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria (left) arriving at Waterkloof Airforce Base Airport in Pretoria. He is welcomed by Minister Naledi Pandor.
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South Africa and Nigeria have had a turbulent relationship dating back to the early 1990s.
Judges in the courtroom prior to the the sentencing of Jean-Pierre Bemba at in the International Criminal Court in The Hague
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The AU’s new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
Protesters gather in downtown Cairo shouting anti-government slogans.
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The popular uprising is an indication that al-Sisi’s regime is not as stable as he would have the world believe.
Residents of Sake in the Democratic Republic of Congo leave their homes to avoid clashes between rebels and government forces.
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More than two out of three displaced people are not refugees, but remain within their own country.
A woman holds the flags of the African Union and Ethiopia during celebrations to mark the Ethiopian New Year
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Amid New Year celebrations in Ethiopia, questions still linger around the possibility for sustained peace and stability.
The Chairman of Sudan’s transitional council, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, speaks during the power sharing agreement ceremony.
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The African Union’s role in Sudan’s political crisis proves that it’s legal framework is strong enough to resolve regional disputes
Is it time for South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (right) and former vice-president Riek Machar to meet face to face?
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South Sudan has been in the business of building peace for years but is no closer to implementing the roadmap to peace than when it drafted the first agreement.
A military procession accompanies the coffin of the lateTunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi during his funeral in Tunis.
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In death, President Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi has left behind an unfinished revolution which now needs a new leader.
Projects that support Congolese women who have survived gender violence often promote ideal notions of how men and women should behave.
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Interventions to prevent and address sexual and gender-based violence in eastern DR Congo often reinforce traditional gender stereotypes
The thread that holds Ethiopia together could be unravelling.
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Calls for secession in Ethiopia could destabilise the entire nation.
Uganda’s security officials have been known to use too much force when dealing with crowds.
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Uganda’s police have powers to use excessive force on citizens.
Outgoing Bissau-Guinean President Jose Mario Vaz casts his ballot in Bissau during the country’s March legislative elections.
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There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic about Bissau-Guinean politics going forward.
Kenyan women hold a vigil for victims of violence.
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Women who survive violence in Kenya are building peace in their communities.
The displaced populations within Ethiopia could destabilise the entire country.
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Ethiopia’s internally displaced populations are a stain on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s first term in office.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in China in April. His country has been shaken by a coup attempt in its Amhara region.
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Ethiopia’s regional governance system is doing more harm than good.
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has engineered constitutional changes that could see him rule for life.
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The ruling National Resistance Movement has undermined Uganda’s democracy