African players need to help stop the escalation of tensions between Uganda and Rwanda.
Rushing towards elections in post-conflict countries can hide deeper structural problems
Once again, SA seems to be caught between its cherished constitutional obligations and maintaining peace with other African states
The ISS will provide an African view of nuclear security at the Nuclear Knowledge Summit on 21 - 22 March in Amsterdam.
A famous name can help raise awareness, but the role of the artist in peacemaking is not clear-cut.
Ten countries will continue to remain fragile, while the others could well embark on a pathway to middle-income conditions.
The dream of uniting Africa has persisted for some time now. Its undoing, however, remains attempts to unite the political class rather than African people.
In an increasingly prosperous Africa large-scale violence is likely to continue its decline, but the risk of instability and violence will persist.
The improved political and security context in Somalia calls for renewed and adapted UN and AU support for peace-building.
This policy brief argues that the momentum generated by the nuclear security summit process is merely a starting point for improving nuclear security.
Whatever his reasons, the fact that Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda surrendered himself to the ICC is a victory for international criminal justice.
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