This policy brief examines the Borno Model and offers seven key lessons for governments, practitioners and international partners
With their strong track record of naval engagement, Gulf of Guinea states can achieve greater self-reliance on maritime security.
With AES gone and the region fragile, will ECOWAS choose deeper integration to regain legitimacy and build resilience?
The 21 September constitutional referendum will be a major step towards normalising political life in the country.
The politically neutral Conseil de l’Entente could revive urgently needed security partnerships among Sahel and coastal states.
Understanding ECOWAS’ five decades of experience can make an immense contribution to integration in Africa.
The AES-ECOWAS split has sparked pragmatic cooperation based on strategic interests between neighbouring countries.
Mistrust between AES and ECOWAS countries must be overcome to enable intelligence sharing and security cooperation.
Local populations feel the effects of climate change, but new research shows only indirect links to violent extremism.
Africa’s policy and responses to the multi-faceted drug trade and user markets are showing progress.
Spanning three countries, the vast W-Arly-Pendjari Complex is being used to facilitate organised crime, terrorism and local conflicts.
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