In the past weeks tensions between the DRC and Rwanda were on the rise once more. These tensions are also an indication that previous agreements between the DRC and Rwanda still suffer from lack of implementation.
It has been over a year since protests erupted in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The unrest in Eswatini is of concern to the countries in the region and is on the peace and security agenda of SADC.
ECCAS Member States are committed to the shared values of the AU, whose legal instruments relating to refugees and IDPs form an integral part of the body.
Peace talks are finally on the horizon between Ethiopia’s federal government and leaders of the northern Tigray region, but lasting peace in the country remains a distant hope.
Two southern African countries, South Africa and Eswatini, are undergoing important reforms. South Africa and Eswatini can look to Lesotho for lessons.
Local structures for justice are integral for societies emerging from conflict. In the indigenous inkundla/lekgotla courts of Southern Africa, one can find a local justice system that allows for amnesties to be granted without also granting impunity.
If we are to implement the long-term vision for achieving peace and stability that is enshrined in Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda, we need to undertake an in-depth assessment of current and historical challenges that African countries face.
The recent spate of coups witnessed on the continent has triggered a number of questions including whether we are witnessing a return of coups, what explains the coups and what to make of their apparent popular support.
Africa has experienced six military coups and two attempted coups. These events represent a sharp rise in such contested political transitions over the previous 10-year period and indicates the possibility of further instability on the continent.
From 19th to 21st December 2021, members of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC), gathered in Durban for the Inaugural Joint Retreat between the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the PSC.
Formal regional integration exercises aim to play a leading role in reversing the process of marginalisation of the economies of the ECCAS zone.
As the COP26 and COP27 Presidencies meet in Denmark for a joint ministerial meeting, the opportunity to advance debates on issues that matter for Africa should be seized.
As Africa prepares for the inevitable political and economic fallout of the war in Ukraine, it may be an opportune time for some African countries to formulate new political and economic policies that may benefit from a shift in global markets.
Almost a decade since the conflict in South Sudan commenced, the conflict has become further fragmented, with indiscriminate violence across the country being highly varied.
While the current crisis in the Lake Chad region is often framed by the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram, other factors have converged and exacerbated the crisis.
Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda led the country for 3 years from 2008 to 2011. He became the fourth president after the country’s independence from British rule in 1964.
Once the stakeholders in Eswatini get to a point of national dialogue, the question of what will happen at this dialogue will arise.
The priority theme for CSW66, ‘Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes’, gave us an opportunity to reflect on an area of key contemporary importance.