Southern Africa Civil Society Organisations move toward establishing new peace and security network
28 Nov 2025
Promoting inclusive, African-led approaches to addressing complex peace and security challenges
Promoting inclusive, African-led approaches to addressing complex peace and security challenges
Examining the structural imbalance of the UNSC, the diplomatic strategies pursued by African states and the AU to push for reforms, and the geopolitical and institutional obstacles that hinder progress.
Reviewing and examining scholarship on the resurgence of coups d’état, and the conceptual framing of their popular
support.
This edition of Conflict Trends begins with an article written by Abraham Ename Minko about United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms. The article discusses the reasons advanced by Africa for
Strengthening Partnerships for Sustainable Peace
After almost a quarter century of existence, an honest assessment of the AU’s Governance, Peace and Security Policy Frameworks is long-overdue
Future AU-UN missions can take inspiration from the work of local civil society in the PoC field
This month we begin with an article about the challenges that national peace architectures face in the current peace and security landscape in Africa. The article, written by Chika Charles Aniekwe
Are national peace architectures, typically centred on peace councils, local peace committees, and insider mediation, still fit for purpose?
Preventing conflicts and violent wars in Africa