Seeking an African-led response to climate security risks across the continent
Key climate security challenges and opportunities.
The 2024 African elections and implications on political stability
The high number of elections makes it key to assess the Continent’s overall quality of governance and degree of democratic consolidation.
Beyond the 37th Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government: Critical Considerations to move the governance, peace and security agenda forward
Significant decisions for promoting governance, peace, security and development on the continent.
Major challenges lie ahead for the African Union as the shape of global politics shifts
The African Union must adapt and respond to the rapidly emerging new global order.
Intergenerational justice and human rights in a time of planetary crises in Africa
Planetary crises are challenges that we face collectively as one human family, and must be overcome with the richness of our full diversity.
Climate change induced conflict in coastal communities of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region and internal security operations: perspectives for the future
Climate change is already compounding the level of competition for resources, resulting in conflicts in some parts of Nigeria such as in coastal communities.
The unintended consequences of UN financial support for AU peace support operations
Financing AU peace operations via the UN will have several unintended but foreseeable negative consequences that need to be taken into account.
Situating the SAMIM model within the pragmatic peace operations approach
The SAMIM mission is unique in its pragmatic approach to peace operations and counterterrorism.
The African Union security sector reform policy framework: A decade of implementation: successes, challenges, and perspectives for the future
SSG/R should be a key element of the political processes of states emerging from conflict and of the strengthening of rule of law institutions.
Revitalising the African standby force: lessons from Africa’s Peace operations experience
The ASF was successful as a political project, but, the evolution of peace operations over the past 20 years in Africa differed in important ways from the assumptions made in the original ASF concept.