- Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and Human Rights Working Group

At the end of the Middle Ages, a flourishing network of urban sites and stone settlements was integrated into the empire of Adal which covered large parts of western and central Somaliland.

Burkinabés see the reality of military defeats, a cratering economy and growing authoritarianism despite millions spent on propaganda

The Mediation in Regionalized Intra-State Conflict project focuses on international mediation in intra-state conflicts that have significant regional conflict dimensions. The problem of conflict regio...

Abstract. This Introduction and Special Forum highlight the importance of localization for the study of world politics, both as a theoretical concept in in

Abstract. Does commemoration of violence enhance or undermine everyday security? Whilst memorialization has become a staple of peacebuilding processes, the

A metastasizing threat will only remain localized for so long.

(Photo: EBC) By Kedir Adem Bedasso Addis Abeba – Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Abeba, is currently experiencing a significant urban transformation, with initiatives focused on improving infrastructure, housing, and public spaces to attract investment,…

Farmers must pay ISWAP fees for planting and harvesting, with receipts as proof of payment kept under ISWAP's control.

Sudan army plans new government as it advances in capital The war in Sudan has for millions of people to flee their homes The Sudanese military has called for diplomatic support for a new government that it says it wants to form after it recaptures the…

In the Central African Republic, peacekeeping missions are losing popular support by failing to meet people’s expectations, leaving room for more ruthless actors.

France and Algeria remain locked in a cycle of reconciliation and rupture as the wounds of colonization continue to shape their uneasy relationship.

On Sunday night, the Congolese rebel group M23 and the Rwandan army invaded Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The fall of Goma […]

Museum in Koko, Niger Delta, commemorates important exiled merchant prince Nanna Olomu – but it has no cooling and a termite issue

Prof. Bethwell Ogot, a celebrated Kenyan historian, academic, and intellectual giant, has passed away at the age of 95. His

Knowledge is power—and the United States is losing it.

Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo.

This week on The Horn, Nazanine Moshiri speaks with Liesl Louw-Vaudran, Crisis Group’s Senior Advisor for the African Union, about the upcoming AU Commission Chairperson elections. They discuss the ch...

The country’s 2024 presidential contest was a big surprise, as voters elected a new party for the first time. Despite decades of dominant-party rule, a strong democratic culture has long been…

Transporting chickens in Chad

Almost two years into the war, Sudan is facing anarchy, famine, genocide – and ambivalence from the rest of the world Sudan’s war, which began in April 2023, is closing in on its second year. No one expects or becomes accustomed to war, but it is…

Tensions erupted in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on Thursday night as groups of South Sudanese

January 16, 2025 (FMC) - A delegation from Iran, led by Mohammed Baqer Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, arrived in Addis Ababa today for an official visit to Ethiopia.The delegation received a warm welcome at Addis Ababa Bo

The scholarly consensus has moved from asking if to how peacekeeping can be successful. Nevertheless, from Afghanistan to Mali, popular dissatisfaction is bringing international interventions to a ...

The CERTIZENS Research Project invites submissions for a workshop in Accra, Ghana, from 7-9 April 2025, on Changing ID Systems in West Africa: Policies, Practices and Contestations in the Reshaping of...

In what came to be known as the Thule incident, an American bomber crashed in Greenland, spreading radioactive wreckage across 3 square miles.

Title: Assistant/Associate Professor, Department Of History and Philosophy, African-American and African History (TENURE TRACK) State Role Title: Assistant Professor 01014 Hiring Range: Commensurate w...

How can we make sense of the persistent political instability in Guinea-Bissau, a small country that has hosted extensive international interventions and made world news headlines over several decades...

Les voisins du Maghreb rivalisent de projets et d’effets d’annonce à destination des pays de la région. Alors qu’Alger souffre d’un déficit d’image et d’influence, Rabat a su se tailler un certain cap...

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Moscow’s rising influence over the Haftar family’s operations underscores its role as a key arbiter of its survival as a political dynasty. By controlling critical military assets and logistical netwo...

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