Over recent years, hybrid courts have experienced a renaissance of sorts. After their initial popularity in the early 2000s, when hybrid courts were touted as a promising midway between distant […]
For a long time, transitional justice has been described as a ‘nascent’ or ‘emerging’ field. While it is true that transitional justice is a youngish concept and praxis (emerging in […]
Pointing out the need to decolonise human rights protection in Africa, authorities at the level of the African Union (AU) and its member states have initiated a number of institutional […]
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has recently announced greater transparency from (and better conditionality with) Sahelian leaders following a visit to the region in April. This follows intentions for mutual accountability between the […]
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In less than a year, the Sahel region has experienced two coups, one coup attempt and something that now looks like a ‘coup within a coup’, firmly putting civil-military relations […]
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The European Union has just released its new Sahel strategy. The strategy’s focus on governance as the core problem in the region is a success. Going forward, the EU needs […]
Training for diplomats from Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Ghana and Tanzania.
Challenges and Opportunities in Beekeeping With emphasis on Biodiversity and Development Cooperation opportunities in Africa Last year, on the initiative of Slovenia, the UN General Assembly declared 20 May […]
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, Dr. Clionadh Raleigh, Professor of Political Geography and Conflict at Sussex University and Director of the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), explored […]