Youth in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—as everywhere else—are the main participants in violent conflict. They constitute the…
Examining the Role of Youth in the Maï-Maï Yakutumba Insurgency
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Ending Impunity in the Central African Republic Still a Bridge Too Far
At the end of July 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that the number of internally…
A New Political Landscape of Petro-Insurgency in the Niger Delta
The Niger Delta has repeatedly produced natural resources that give the region a significant role in the global economy –…
Security Implications of Hosting Refugees: The Case of South Sudanese Refugees in Gambella, Southwestern Ethiopia
This is a cross-post from Africa Up Close, the blog of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Africa Program.…
The “Anglophone Problem” in Cameroon: Is Another Crisis Brewing?
A new episode of what is commonly known as the “Anglophone problem”1Piet Konings and Francis B. Nyamnjoh, “The Anglophone Problem…
Insecurity, Conflict, and Militancy in the Maghreb and Sahel Regions
Throughout the Maghreb and Sahel regions of Africa, many communities are struggling under the strain of new patterns of violence…
Whither Peacebuilding Initiatives? The Escalation of Herder-Farmer Conflicts in Nigeria
There is a growing trend towards episodic, low-intensity conflicts across Nigeria, particularly in its north-central and southern zones. These conflicts…
Combattants: Activists or Criminals? A Reflection on Ethnoregionalism and Political Violence among Congolese Immigrants in South Africa
Most studies on African immigrants in South Africa focus on xenophobia, illegal immigration, and corruption within the South African Department…
Peaceful Negotiations: Implications for the Release of Twenty-One Chibok Girls from Boko Haram Captivity
In April 2014, militant Islamist group Boko Haram abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok—a town in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria—making global…
Central African Republic Crisis: Conflating Form with Substance?
“As insecurity persists, the conflict complexes continue to feed contending networks on the CAR stage, which will add to the…