This study shows that leadership is the most decisive factor in shaping missions’ level of gender responsiveness. Without top-level advocacy, commitments to women, peace and security are not ...

On 25 April, Mali was struck by a series of coordinated attacks carried out by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). The assaults targeted the towns of ...

Starlink – the satellite service owned by Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX – is at the centre of a licensing impasse in South Africa. But while this is a critical legal dispute peppered with ...

Southwestern Nigeria has largely been spared major security threats – now it faces a troubling convergence of drugs and ...

Urban informal settlements are increasingly targeted during election cycles as centres of political mobilisation or violence.

The ADF’s resilience stems from kidnapping economies, forced recruitment and governance failures that military operations ...

On 31 May, 6.8 million citizens will choose their Members of Parliament (MPs) and municipal councillors in Guinea’s ...

The law criminalising foreign political funding would only be justifiable if the country had a stronger democratic record.

International and local experience shows that targeted leader killings tend to have more symbolic than practical impact.

With Africa once again central to global geopolitics, India faces growing pressure to turn diplomatic intent into tangible ...