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15 Apr 2025 / by Ibrahim Barrie, Dawit Yohannes, Emmaculate A Liaga, Tsion Belay Alene & Meressa Kahsu
New AU leaders must articulate a bold vision for Africa’s peace operations

A clear vision for peace operations should redefine the complementary roles of the AU and the UN.
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19 Feb 2025 / by Eugene Chen, Dawit Yohannes, Meressa K Dessu, Emmaculate A Liaga & Tsion Belay Alene
Demand-driven operations: a new approach to UN peacekeeping

The general crisis of confidence facing peace operations necessitates a shift from rigid models to context-specific approaches.
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19 Feb 2025 / by Tamrat Zeyede, Dawit Yohannes, Meressa Kahsu, Tsion Belay Alene & Emmaculate A Liaga
Funding for Somalia’s new AU peace mission hangs in the balance

With delays in activating a new UN-AU cost-sharing mechanism, both organisations must now re-double their efforts to secure funds.
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29 Aug 2024 / by Meressa K Dessu, Dawit Yohannes & Tsion Belay Alene
New AU mission for Somalia: old problems, fresh solutions?

To succeed in tackling al-Shabaab, the new peace support operation needs appropriate resourcing and protection from regional tensions.

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29 Aug 2024 / by Dawit Yohannes, Meressa K Dessu, Tsion Belay Alene & Emmaculate A Liaga
Summit of the Future: forging consensus on adapting UN mediation

The UN urgently needs to adapt to new geopolitical realities and demand renewed political engagement and consensus building.
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02 May 2024 / by Dawit Yohannes, Emmaculate A Liaga & Tsion Belay Alene
Time running out for Africa’s input on the Summit of the Future

Africa can’t afford to continue being absent from the UN’s pivotal shake-up of global governance.
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12 Mar 2024 / by Dawit Yohannes & Meressa K Dessu
UNMISS is crucial to free and fair elections in South Sudan

The UN mission should be renewed and reinforced to help avert electoral violence and a relapse into conflict.

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14 Feb 2024 / by Dawit Yohannes, Emmaculate A Liaga, Meressa K Dessu, Tsion Belay Alene & Eugene Chen
A New Approach to United Nations Peace Operations: Pathways for Demand-Driven Interventions

This policy brief outlines prospects for UN peace operations in light of current challenges, lessons learned and available opportunities.
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12 Dec 2023 / by Meressa Kahsu Dessu, Dawit Yohannes and Charles T Hunt
How effective is policing in protecting civilians in peace operations? Lessons from the UN Mission in South Sudan

This monograph assesses UN policing in peace operations and offers recommendations for future missions.
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10 Oct 2023 / by Dawit Yohannes, Meressa Kahsu and Andrews Atta-Asamoah
Africa isn’t ready for a withdrawal of peacekeepers

Somalia, Mali and the DRC face significant security vacuums, which will undermine safety and worsen humanitarian conditions.
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10 Aug 2023 / by Dawit Yohannes
New Agenda for Peace: a reckoning for Africa on collective security?

The UN’s push to revive global multilateralism should motivate African states, the AU and regional blocs to improve collaboration.
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04 Jul 2023 / by Dawit Yohannes, Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Emmaculate Liaga, Christian Ani, Priyal Singh and Meressa Kahsu
Regional conflict prevention and peacebuilding in Africa: pathway for the New Agenda for Peace

The New Agenda for Peace must recognise and promote African agency and leadership in regional responses to crises on the continent.

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