The United Nations (UN) and its peacekeeping missions are currently at critical crossroads. One structural obstacle with most UN transitions is the sidelining of African regional organizations.
Our July edition of the Monitor pays tribute to the founding Editor of ACCORD’s African Journal on Conflict Resolution (AJCR), Prof. Jannie Malan, who passed away this month. The Founder
Fifty years after ECOWAS’s establishment in 1975, its integration processes are at risk of unravelling
This month’s monitor begins with an article from Ambassador Said Djinnit, Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki and former SRSG El-Ghassim Wane. In their article they discuss the lessons the African Union
Notes on Contributors Introduction– by Katharine Bebington and Andrea Prah This monograph explores the roles of the panels of the wise/elders in the AU and various RECs/RMs and their effectiveness
This edition of Conflict Trends begins with an article from Regina M. Mwendwa and Jescah A. Otieno who have written about the use of hard tactics in the informal settlements
Critical insights into the ever-evolving dynamics of maritime threats in the Gulf of Guinea.
Abstract Climate change has emerged as the imminent threat to national security in many regions of the world. Nowhere is this reality more acute than in West and Central Africa
Examining measures for strengthening democratic transitions in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso by analysing responses at the national, regional and international levels to ensure rapid restoration of constitutional order.
A closer examination of conflict connections and motivations reveals hidden agendas, geopolitical strategic moves, and the struggle for control in Niger.