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A logic of its own: the external presence in the Sahel
The current instability in the Sahel has attracted a heavy international security presence to the region which has taken on a logic of its own. Yet there is a need […]
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The current instability in the Sahel has attracted a heavy international security presence to the region which has taken on a logic of its own. Yet there is a need […]
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Calls for the increased participation of uniformed United Nations female peacekeepers have multiplied in recent years, fueled in part by new scandals of peacekeepers’ sexual abuse and exploitation (SEA), tarnishing […]
Twenty years since the adoption of UNSC 1325 there is an almost unanimous call for an increased number of uniformed women in peace operations from policy makers and multilateral organizations. […]
Herman Van Rompuy, former President of the European Council, has been credited with the idea according to which the Commission under Ursula von der Leyen has three key tasks facing […]
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Former colonial countries appear increasingly willing to engage in processes akin to transitional justice in order to confront the legacies of their colonial past. In this blog post, Valerie Arnould […]
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As the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates its sixtieth birthday, the country stands at an important crossroads. Marked by the struggles and protests of a population suffering from violent conflicts, […]
The Egmont Institute organises a high-level meeting on 22 May with H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of […]
At this Africa Lunch Meeting, An Ansoms, Professor in development studies at the Université Catholique de Louvain, explored the seeming discrepancy between Rwanda’s high levels of child malnutrition and its […]
At this Africa Lunch Meeting, Dr. Clionadh Raleigh, Professor of Political Geography and Conflict at Sussex University and Director of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), explored […]
This seminar will discuss scenarios on future levels of aid flows in sub-Saharan Africa, and their relation to rapid population growth, economic growth, and poverty reduction. It will also discuss […]