Africa: Decisive Action Lacking At UN-AU Security Consultations

Although Africa faces pressing challenges on several fronts, the meeting of security councils was thin on concrete outcomes. Read more »

East Africa: East Africa's Youth Scammed By Promises of Overseas Work

Educated job seekers fall prey to online scams, driving the trafficking of East Africans to Southeast Asia. Read more »

Africa: From Ubuntu to Gacaca - Traditional Justice Could Benefit Ethiopia's Transition

With careful analysis and adaptation, traditional approaches to resolving disputes can complement peacebuilding. Read more »

Libya: Libya's Rival Govts Propose a Merger to Hold Elections

Tripoli and Tobruk plan a reunified government, but the UN and wider international community are wary of this approach. Read more »

Guinea: Guinea's New Constitution - a Platform for Political Stability?

Legal reforms don't guarantee stability - but step one is getting the process and content right for a new constitution. Read more »

South Africa: Free to Grow - Preventing Family Violence Through Workplace Programmes

A new project, delivered during working hours, brings business and civil society together to make South Africa safer. Read more »

Africa: Africa Isn't Ready for a Withdrawal of Peacekeepers

Somalia, Mali and the DRC face significant security vacuums, which will undermine safety and worsen humanitarian conditions. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Ocean of Organised Crime

A lack of state and industry accountability has turned the ocean into the world's biggest transnational crime scene. Read more »

Eswatini: Eswatini Conducts a Competent Caricature of Democracy

The elections were quite well run, say the African Union and SADC. But to what end? Read more »

Africa: Africa Can End Its Rash of Military Coups

But sanctions aren't enough - the AU and states must tackle root causes, including electoral fraud and service delivery failure. Read more »

West Africa: Kidnappings in the Sahel – a Favoured Weapon of War

Insurgents use kidnapping to recruit, spy and grow in Africa's already unstable Sahel region. Read more »

Cameroon: Time to Resolve Cameroon's Persistent Yet Forgotten Crisis

The country is no closer to settling the destabilising seven-year Anglophone crisis that has claimed thousands of lives. Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs a People-Centred Approach to Climate Action

At COP28, Africa must champion a position that is both economically conscious and prioritises the voices of its people. Read more »

Africa: Going Nowhere Slowly At the UN General Assembly's Annual Debate

At this critical juncture in world affairs, the general debate should have featured more solutions and better leadership. Read more »

South Africa: What Does Evidence-Based Policing Offer South Africa?

Common misconceptions may discourage police from using this proven method of optimising policing and enhancing safety. Read more »

Africa: Anti-Gay Laws - Africa's Human Rights Regression

In the upsurge of laws and policies targeting homosexuality, the plight of victims is often forgotten. Read more »

Gambia: The Gambia Redoubles Efforts to Scupper Maritime Drug Trafficking

By teaming up with the EU's Seaport Cooperation Project, can the country disrupt the rising cocaine trade? Read more »

Africa: Can China Be a More Attractive Security Partner for Africa?

Beijing's Global Security Initiative may be more compelling than Western approaches, but comes with several challenges. Read more »

South Africa: Fortress South Africa – Open to the Highest Bidder

Using billions in public funds for private border security could be the latest chapter in government's xenophobic fixation. Read more »

Kenya: Can National Dialogue Settle Kenya's Recurring Post-Election Instability?

Unlike previous arrangements, the dialogue committee's legal mandate could pave the way to political and economic stability. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's National Dialogue Needs Greater Credibility and Inclusivity

The dialogue's first phase is proceeding without opposition, but the format is unlikely to achieve 'national consensus'. Read more »

Libya: Libya's Floods - A Climate Change and Governance Tragedy

The Derna disaster shows the lethal effect of a convergence between climate, governance and security threats. Read more »

West Africa: Cote d'Ivoire Must Cut Ties Between Terrorists and Illicit Markets

The current calm in the north provides a window to dismantle extremists' sources of finance, supplies, and recruits. Read more »

Africa: Biden's BRI Moment

The Lobito Corridor infrastructure project casts the United States and the West in an unfamiliar role. Read more »

Ethiopia: Targeted Killings and Repatriation Fail to Deter Ethiopian Migrants

Despite the dangers, Saudi Arabia remains a top destination for irregular migrants searching for a better life. Read more »