Abstract The right to intervene under the AU Act is a radical departure from, and in stark contrast with, the principle of State sovereignty and non-intervention, the very cornerstones of
Abstract Parading elements of the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Brigade took pride of place at the opening of the 2007 SADC Summit in Lusaka, Zambia. This SADC Brigade is
Many interpretations of peace and conflict in Africa are too simplistic. The book under review, therefore, seeks to deviate from those interpretations and provide a more detailed perspective. A collection
TfP/ACCORD participated in an African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Training Needs and Capabilities Workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 5 and 6 March 2009. The purpose of
Cedric de Coning, Research Fellow of ACCORD, has been invited to attend the 5th G8++ Africa Clearing House Conference that is taking place in Tokyo, Japan from 23-24 April. He
Abstract In this paper I assess a new approach to Civil-Military relations, Peter Feaver’s ‘Agency Theory’. After demonstrating that this theory offers important advances against the standard approaches to the
Editorial By Vasu Gounden A Conceptual Framework for African Leadership Development By Jairam Reddy Reflections on Leadership From the OAU to the AU By Tim Murithi Presidential Term Limits in
Editorial By Vasu Gounden A Conceptual Framework for African Leadership Development By Jairam Reddy Reflections on Leadership From the OAU to the AU By Tim Murithi Presidential Term Limits in
On 20 February 2007, after two days of deliberations about the current and future challenges facing Africa generally, and the peace-building field, and specifically ACCORD, in partnership with the Nairobi
It is easy to experience a sense of déjí vu when analysing political leadership in Africa. The perception is that African leaders rule failed states that have acquired tags such