EU policies in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Try and fail?
This paper takes a critical look at EU policies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and their contribution to advancing human security in the country. It argues that an […]
Central Africa
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African Union Intervention could do more harm than good in Burundi
Last month, on Dec. 17, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council adopted a communiqué that threatened to launch a military intervention in Burundi after violence escalated considerably in the […]
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Transitional justice and democracy in Uganda: between impetus and instrumentalisation
While claims abound regarding transitional justice’s importance for democracy building in transitioning countries, empirical investigations of these remain limited or have produced contradictory findings. This article seeks to contribute to […]
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How to unite enemy fighters into a single national army (and what that means for peace)
Is integrating ex-rebels and former government forces after war the way toward a stable peace? Policymakers and academics seem to think so; military integration has become an important part of […]
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Ongoing violence in Burundi raises prospect of outside intervention
Three months after Burundi held its third elections since the end of its long civil war, violence has only deepened in the country. July’s fraught presidential vote took place in […]
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Armed mobilisation and the nexus of territory, identity, and authority: the contested territorial aspirations of the Banyamulenge in eastern DR Congo
The closely intertwined notions of territory, identity, and authority are at the heart of conflict dynamics in the eastern DR Congo. Focusing on the territorial aspirations of the Banyamulenge community […]
Events
Brussels Green Talk – The Challenges of Desertification and Reforestation
Click here to REGISTER One of the goals of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January – June, 2021) is the promotion of the Green Deal, […]
How trust returned to Rwanda, for most but not all: how to rebuild trust after genocide?
Watch the recording of the webinar on YouTube. Violent conflict always leads to a wide array of devastation. People are killed, infrastructure is destroyed, and lives are changed forever. It […]
Crossing borders, crossing paths: Tools for preventing conflicts over transhumance in the Sudano-Sahel
Watch the recording of the webinar on YouTube. From Mali to South Sudan, conflicts between farmers and migrating cattle herders have fueled violent atrocities, increased food insecurity, and endangered the […]
African Intra and Inter-continental Migration during COVID-19
Watch the recording of this webinar on YouTube. African migration in the 21st century has become a global topic for debate, dispute and increasingly, policymaking. While Europe has reacted with […]