Afrika 2013: toneel van strijd en interne spanningen
In 2013 zal de aandacht van de internationale gemeenschap voor Afrika vooral uitgaan naar de brandhaarden Somalië en Mali. Maar ook in Centraal-Afrika is het onrustig. De dubieuze rol van […]
Africa
As a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are seeing a renewed Global Powers competition and an increasingly acute energy crisis. These developments have put the African continent centre stage again in international relations. Understanding how political and security developments within Africa shape the continent, as well as its position on the international scene, is a core objective of the Africa Programme.
In line with this aim, we contribute to increased knowledge and shape policy debates on, and in, Africa by organising expert seminars and providing in-depth research on: military interventions and security collaborations; the politics of elections; peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts; the political economy of mining, and the development of women, peace and the security agenda, with a particular focus on the Great Lakes and the Sahel region.
Drawing on our own expertise, as well as a wide network of national and international research institutes, public authorities, and NGOs, makes the Africa Programme a central authority on matters related to Africa on a national, regional and global level.
Publications
External publications
Formal political structures, resources and the Ugandan army: military entrepreneurialism in the Ugandan-Congolese borderland
In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim […]
The EU-South Africa strategic partnership: changing gear?
The fifth EU-South Africa summit held in Brussels on 18 September 2012 was marked by the partners’ recognition of their mutual difficulties: the enduring economic crisis in Europe and strong […]
External publications
Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa after Meles
Report – Africa Briefing of the Observatoire de l’Afrique, Sept. 2012. (Photo credit: RubyGoes, Flickr)
External publications
Continuïteit van instabiliteit: de verkiezingen in de Democratische Republiek Congo
An analysis of the current political developments in the DRC. The electoral process of 2011 was a clear indication of the fragile nature of the Congolese state,where progress in stabilisation […]
The Lubanga verdict: a milestone in the fight against impunity?
It took the International Criminal Court (ICC) about six years to come to a conclusion in the case against Thomas Lubanga, a Congolese militia leader who was a leading figure […]