What’s Wrong with the DRC Constitution?
Within the DRC a fierce debate is raging about President Tshisekedi’s ambition to modify or to replace the current constitution. But why? And why now? The arguments to justify the […]
Central Africa
Publications
A Break with the Past: The End of French Military Presence in Chad and Senegal
On the 28th of November, only a few hours after French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot’s visit to Chad, the Chadian Minister of Foreign Affairs announced the end of the defence […]
External publications
Pursuing an Integrated Approach to TJ and DDR in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This paper is by Valérie Arnould with Karpate Tulinabo Buhurumba, Francine Baseme Mugaruka, Tshidembo Zawadi Alain and Jonas Mbavazi Kwonke, and was originally published by Governance in Conflict Network. This […]
The Politics behind the EU-Rwanda Deal(s) and its Consequences
On the 14th of October, the news emerged that the EU is in the final stages of a discussion to award €20 million to the Rwandan army for its operations […]
Commentaries
Closing the AI Gap with Africa
As countries across the globe are grappling with the emergence of AI, Europe is presented an opportunity to enhance its AI cooperation with African countries, addressing concerns about a looming […]
What’s Brewing in Benin? Security Collaboration in the Gulf of Guinea
The Gulf of Guinea has drawn attention from Western states in recent years due both to increasing spillover of violent extremism from the Sahel and because of Sahelian military juntas’ […]