Commentaries
Tensions running high in Gabon
In response to a short-lived coup attempt against absentee President Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabonese authorities were quick to project images of control and normalcy. Yet measures to restrict and distort […]
Other African regions
Publications
Its own worst enemy? The Ugandan government is taking desperate measures to control rising dissent
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 […]
External publications
Peacekeeping: Improving Performance – Dilemmas and Goals
The recent adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2436 on UN peacekeeping is the latest development in an ongoing debate on how to improve peacekeeping performance. Africa’s status as both […]
Improving peacekeeping performance – Dilemmas and goals
The recent adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2436 on UN peacekeeping is the latest development in an ongoing debate on how to improve peacekeeping performance. Africa’s status as both […]
External publications
Women now make up almost 24 percent of South Africa’s military. Why aren’t they treated equally?
In 2000, U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 emphasized that women’s “equal participation and full involvement” is important to promoting peace and security. More than a decade of research since then […]
External publications
The in-between of being a civilian and combatant – circular return in eastern DR Congo
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 […]