Africa: Urban Kenyans Mistrust Police Even More Than Rural Residents Do - Study Sets Out Why It Matters

Across the African continent - from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa - widespread protests have taken place to demand police reform in the wake of police misconduct and brutality.… Read more »

Africa: South Africa Is Taking Israel to Court for Genocide in Palestine. What Does It Mean for the War in Gaza?

South Africa has taken Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ, also known as the World Court) in The Hague claiming genocide has been committed against Palestinians… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa to Lead New Military Force in the DRC - an Expert On What It's Up Against

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Monusco, is ending after 20 years. It will be replaced by troops from the Southern African… Read more »

East Africa: What's East Africa's Position On the Israel-Hamas War? an Expert Unpacks the Reactions of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda

The reactions of some east African countries to the ongoing conflict in Gaza have been less dramatic than South Africa's. South Africa's parliament has passed a resolution calling… Read more »

East Africa: East Africa's Troops Are Leaving the DRC - What Went Wrong and What Comes Next

The East African Community deployed a regional force for the first time into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022. Just over a year later, the troops have started… Read more »

East Africa: 'You Reach a Point Where You Have Nothing. You Will Just Die' - in East African Refugee Camps, Food Scarcity Is a Mortal Concern

For refugees living in settlements across Africa, life got more difficult in 2023. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Media Treats Terrorism As a Threat From Outside - It Overlooks Violence At Home

In 2022, 43% of all global terrorism deaths occurred in the Sahel - the region south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent. West Africa had… Read more »

Africa: Getting Climate Funds to Conflict Zones - A Case for Working With Armed Groups and Local Communities

Conflict-ridden and fragile countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change and least prepared to deal with it. They are largely excluded from climate adaptation… Read more »

Mozambique: Rwanda's Troops in Mozambique Have Done Well to Protect Civilians - The Factors At Play

Rwanda's involvement in peacekeeping operations for the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) has increased since 2004. Read more »

Southern Africa: Southern African Troops Versus M23 Rebels in the DRC - 4 Risks This Poses

The security situation in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate. The region comprises North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Henri Lopes, the Prime Minister of Congo Who Became a Famous Novelist

"On the other bank ... that is where Henri Lopes now rests," wrote novelist and journalist Nicolas Michel in a beautiful tribute to mark the passing of the celebrated Congolese… Read more »

Africa: Development Aid Cuts Will Hit Fragile Countries Hard, Could Fuel Violent Conflict

Fragile and least developed countries have had their development assistance cut drastically, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. For instance,… Read more »

Africa: Projects Funded By the World Bank Group's Private Sector Arm Fuel Armed Conflict in Africa - Study

To what extent does private investment help developing countries to reduce conflict and violence and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? Read more »

South Africa: Henry Bredekamp and the Khoisan - the Living Legacy of a Renowned South African Historian

When Professor Henry Charles "Jatti" Bredekamp began his career as a historian of early Cape Town in South Africa, there was still a commonly held myth that the region's native… Read more »

Africa: In Times of War, Digital Activism Has Power. Here's How to Engage Responsibly

As armed conflict continues to play out in the Israel-Gaza war, a separate battle is raging to control the narrative being presented to the world. Read more »

Egypt: Hamas-Israeli Conflict - What's At Stake for Egypt

As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt. Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza - the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt's Rafah Crossing Is a Lifeline to Palestinians Living in Gaza - but Opening It Is Still Unresolved

Israel's siege on the Gaza Strip - after a devastating Hamas attack on Israel - has caused alarm in Egypt. Egypt shares a 12km-long border with Gaza and controls the main exit… Read more »

Nigeria: Over 2 Million Nigerians Are Displaced By Farmer-Herder Conflict in Benue State

For the past decade many residents in north and central Nigeria have lived in a perpetual state of fear. Conflicts between pastoralists and farmers, land disputes, cattle rustling… Read more »

South Africa: Male Domestic Workers in South Africa - Study Sheds Light On the Experiences of Malawian and Zimbabwean Migrants

An estimated 800,000 people work as domestic workers in South Africa. Most are black women from marginalised backgrounds. It's therefore not surprising that the bulk of the… Read more »

South Africa: Israel-Palestine Conflict Divides South African Politicians - What Their Responses Reveal About Historical Alliances

Hamas' brazen and deadly attack on Israel on October 7 elicited varied responses within the South African political scene. These diverse reactions reflect the long history, since… Read more »

Sudan: Peace in Sudan Is Elusive for Any Would-Be Mediators - but a New Window of Opportunity Has Opened for Outside Intervention

More than five months have passed since intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group also known as the RSF. In that time,… Read more »

South Africa: Nation Has One of the Strongest Navies in Africa - Its Strengths and Weaknesses

The deaths of three members of the South African Navy (SA Navy) on 20 September 2023, when a freak wave swept them off the deck of the submarine SAS Manthatisi, has put the… Read more »

Sudan: Genocide Fears in Darfur Are Attracting Little Attention - Have Nations Abandoned Their Responsibility to Protect Civilians?

Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with talk of a genocide taking place. Read more »

West Africa: U.S. Response to Gabon and Niger Coups Suggests Need for a New West Africa Policy in Washington

Recent coups in the West African nations of Gabon and Niger caught U.S. diplomats a little off guard. They also indicate Washington may need to reassess its policy in the region or… Read more »

West Africa: Militant Groups Threaten the Conservation of a Key West African World Heritage Site - New Study

Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads across the borders of the three countries. The first part of this… Read more »