
Conflict & Resilience Monitor – 27 August 2025
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

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?

This article examines the role of Eritrea in the 2020 Ethiopia-Tigray conflict and examines the alliance between Eritrea and Ethiopia during this conflict.

The first Conflict and Resilience Monitor for the year begins with two articles on one of the crises currently seizing global attention, which is the unfolding events in the eastern

The reclamation of conquered territory by Lesotho’s Parliament, pursuant to the United Nations (UN) Resolution 1817 (XVII), is a matter that requires a thorough analysis and deep reflection

Emphasising evidence-based interventions for resilience, sustainable peace, and development in borderline communities.

This article assess whether shifts in the African security landscape will influence the situation in Western Sahara by maintaining the status quo or revitalising the efforts to resolve or exacerbate the existing tensions.

The April edition of the Monitor headlines an article by Ambassador Maud Dlomo, the Deputy Director-General at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). In it she outlines South

Highlighting the need for a migration-sensitive approach to border militarisation.

Examining the challenges and resilience of borderline communities in the Southern African region.