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
Crises in Kasai: historic and current dynamics between the region and the state
The Egmont Institute has the pleasure to invite you to an Africa Lunch Meeting on the 12th of December with Dr. Zoë Sara Strother, Riggio Professor of Art at Columbia […]
African Futures: Horizon 2015
The Egmont Institute and the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) have the pleasure to invite you to the launch of the report ‘African Futures: Horizon 2025′. The report reflects […]
Transnational Organised Crime in Africa: Innovations in Research and Response
At this Africa Lunch Meeting, Ciara Aucoin, researcher with the Institute for Security Studies (Pretoria) for the ENACT project and Deo Gumba, Regional Coordinator for East Africa and the Horn […]
The Death of the ICC? The Politics of International Justice in Africa
The Egmont Institute has the pleasure to welcome Dr. Phil Clark, Reader in Comparative and International Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, for an […]