Liesl Louw Vaudran | ISS Africa

Reforms should have preceded voting; their passage now depends on the promises of parties running for power.

New field research in Cabo Delgado sheds light on one of Africa’s least understood violent conflicts.

Research shows that locals see the discovery of natural resources as a leading cause of the insurgency.

Many countries have joined more than one organisation, which divides loyalties and constrains capacity and cohesion.

A new framework enables the African Union to track progress on the long road to achieving a conflict-free continent.

Parliamentarians urgently need to vote on a reform bill that can bring some political stability to Lesotho.

All troops in the country must agree on a joint vision to end the crisis in Cabo Delgado.

The African Union has so far taken a back seat in the troop deployments by SADC and Rwanda.

The African Union will struggle to ensure partners stick to their promises in a tough new international environment.

Can large multinational troop interventions against localised violent extremist insurgencies deliver peace and security?

SADC should urgently mediate a dialogue process that’s seen as credible by all parties in the country.

Rwanda and SADC took the high road, but should they have invited the African Union on the journey?