Uganda has the world’s second youngest population. The Museveni regime is increasingly struggling to build legitimacy among this group, which wants public services and employment rather than distant stories about […]
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In December 2015, the African Union (AU) took the unprecedented step of threatening to use military force against the government of Burundi’s wishes in order to protect civilians caught up […]
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This blog post reflects on the recent acquittal of former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba by the ICC Appeals Chamber. It argues that our overreliance on the ICC as a […]
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The ICC’s acquittal on 11 June 2018 of Jean-Pierre Bemba, former DRC Vice-President and leader of Congolese rebel group turned political party, the Mouvement pour la Libération du Congo (MLC), […]
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People are affected by different kinds of insecurity in the Ituri Province in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This article investigates donor-driven attempts to improve […]
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Koen Vlassenroot, Emery Mudinga and Josaphat Musamba Bussy tackle the complexities around the remobilisation of armed combatants following conflict and introduce new ways to look at it. This publication was […]
Between May 26 and August 24 2015, Burundi will hold local, parliamentary, and presidential elections in a politically highly volatile environment. The aim of this briefing is to examine the […]
In light of the European Union’s proposed regulation on ‘conflict minerals’ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the implementation of accompanying measures, the Egmont Institute, EurAc and […]
Closed door reflection on EU-Africa relations between experts and policy makers. (Photo credit: Pixabay)
This expert-practitioner seminar brought together academics and policymakers to discuss the EU’s proposed framework on the ‘Responsible sourcing of minerals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas’. The meeting discussed challenges […]