Decisive elections in the DRC
In December 2023, general elections are supposed to be held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a tense political and security environment. This paper tries to assess current […]
Africa
Publications
External publications
Le retrait de Barkhane du Mali et ses conséquences pour le Niger
Le retrait de l’opération Barkhane du Mali en 2022 a entrainé un transfert de l’épicentre des opérations étrangères militaires du Mali au Niger. Ce changement s’est manifesté sur plusieurs plans […]
External publications
What space for women in African peace agreements?
How are women, their roles and functions imagined in future African post-conflict societies? What are the spaces and places that women occupy in African peace agreements? Africa has seen a […]
External publications
Multi-Layered Violence in the DRC: Is History Repeating Itself?
Located in the heart of Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is riddled in the East by the presence of rebel groups on its territory, from within but also […]
Commentaries
No Security for Ukraine or Europe without a Secure Black Sea and Mediterranean
The Mediterranean and the Black Seas should not be viewed principally as “borders” for purposes of European security, with the attendant “Frontex”-type strategies augmented by a modicum of naval power.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Chairmanship of the African Union
It is no overstatement to consider the run-up of his chairmanship of the African Union (AU) politically more important to President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo (b. 1963) than occupying the […]