Peacekeeping and peacebuilding

The UN mission should be renewed and reinforced to help avert electoral violence and a relapse into conflict.

This policy brief outlines prospects for UN peace operations in light of current challenges, lessons learned and available opportunities.

SADC’s second military intervention in eastern DRC in a decade raises many questions.

This special edition reviews the AU's past and future, featuring an interview with Commissioner Bankole Adeoye.

The country's plea for an AU troop drawdown pause exposes security doubts and raises concerns for regional stability.

This month's edition looks at the first Saudi-Africa summit and features an interview with Jakkie Cilliers on AU Agenda 2063 progress.

This monograph assesses UN policing in peace operations and offers recommendations for future missions.

The African Union and its member states must move beyond tokenism to ensure meaningful youth participation.

Somalia, Mali and the DRC face significant security vacuums, which will undermine safety and worsen humanitarian conditions.

The UN mission’s withdrawal opens the door for assertive political leadership by ECOWAS and the AU.

The New Agenda for Peace must recognise and promote African agency and leadership in regional responses to crises on the continent.

Africa may be a step closer to accessing UN funds, but other means to mobilise resources are still needed.