The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
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Unless member states try to solve the contradictions in expectations, UN peacekeeping will not be fit for purpose in the future.
Workers in an assembly line.
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A large free trade area could hinder the development of manufacturing, which countries need for economic growth.
The Berlin Wall symbolised the Cold War divide between the capitalist West and communist Soviet Union.
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Marking the end of the Cold War offers the chance to reflect on the changes and continuities in African politics and international relations since 1989.
A small boat carries passengers across the Zambezi river.
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Malawi must change its diplomatic approach and align its national interests with Mozambique’s
The border closure has affected goods from other West African countries.
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Efforts to increase trade within the continent are being undermined from the start
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.
One of the immediate outcomes of talks between Muhammadu Buhari (left) and Cyril Ramaphosa was the easing of tensions.
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Although Nigeria and South Africa are often cast as rivals they have a strong bilateral relationship
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.
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.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, left, with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari in late August in Japan.
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South Africa and Nigeria need to lead policy debates on long term measures to address migration in Africa.
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
Members of the NGO ‘SOS Mediterranee’ during the rescue of more than 250 migrants on a wooden boat off the Libyan coast.
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The ICC may be the only institution capable of breaking the current legal impasse.
Senegal’s singer Ismael Lo performs during the second Pan-African Cultural Festival (PANAF) in Algeria in 2009.
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Pan-African festival marked the emergence of a post-imperial world
Parliament House of Ghana.
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Ghana is taking advantage of its strategic location in Africa
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki at the re-opening of the Eritrean embassy in Addis Ababa.
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It’s unclear how relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara will develop but the warmth has largely gone.
Africa has tried for decades to develop robust intra-regional trade. Free trade agreement is the most recent effort
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Now that African countries have signed up for the continental free trade agreement, they must complete the institutional loop by jumpstarting the creation of the African Monetary Fund.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.
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Election to the Security Council is prestigious for member states because it gives them a seat at the highest table of global decision-making.
Supporters of Sudan’s military rulers rally in Khartoum.
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The killing of protesters by the Sudanese military signifies its reluctance to hand over power, as demanded by the African Union.
The port of Mombasa in Kenya, which was the first country, with Ghana, to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in 2018.
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Africa’s new continental free trade area, the AfCFTA, is a remarkable achievement. However, decisive diplomatic, technical and social action is needed for it to succeed.
Rwandan peacekeepers in Mali in 2014.
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Interviews with Rwandan women from the military who had served on peacekeeping missions found many felt ill-equipped for what they had to deal with.