This edition of Conflict Trends begins with three articles focused on national dialogues in Africa. The first article, written by Distinct Obuzor Imaka and Tonye Marclint Ebiede, discusses national dialogues
The security crisis in the Sahel offers a clear example of challenges faced, highlighting the major obstacles to peace and security that confront the AU’s integration process at the continental level.
The aspiration of African Solutions for African Problems, under the norms of the responsibility to protect, prompted the AU to take up this responsibility in Somalia.
AI can be of immense assistance to Africa in managing the refugee crisis, however, there is a need for deeper engagement on how these technologies may compromise the rights of refugees and asylum seekers
The state of peace and reconciliation in Africa
This article aims to shed light on the nexus between peace and human rights and why it is important for sustainable peace on the continent.
ACCORD with the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the African Union gathered to formulate recommendations for its revitalization.
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.
African leaders met at a particularly trying time for the continent. Notable deliberations and decisions emerged from the Summit. Leadership changes occurred in the top echelons of the institution.