This round of post-election violence has demonstrated the persistence of election-related violence in Zimbabwe. Even though President Mnangagwa has promised…
Post-Election Violence in Zimbabwe’s 2018 Election: Can a Future Recurrence Be Avoided?
Democracy, Development and Governance
Mali’s Upcoming Presidential Elections: What Prospects for Peace and Security?
The newly elected president will also need to successfully negotiate with the many rebel armed groups in the central and…
Internal Party Reforms or Power Consolidation by African Ruling Parties?
There is a discernible behavioral shift in some of Africa’s ruling parties, particularly those that emerged out of national liberation…
Celebrating Army Generals in Zimbabwean Politics?
Considering that former President Robert Mugabe was a long-time ally of the Zimbabwean military, no one expected that he would…
Sierra Leone’s Fourth Post-War Elections and the Trial of Democracy
Sierra Leone’s fourth post-war presidential, parliamentary, and local elections, scheduled for March 7, 2018, will be the litmus test to…
Moving the Battlefields: Foreign Jurisdictions and Environmental Justice in Nigeria
This is a cross-post from Items, a Social Science Research Council digital forum that renews and reimagines the Council’s former…
Military Humanitarianism and Africa’s Troubling “Forces for Good”
This article was concurrently published on Items, the SSRC’s digital essay forum, a space for engagement with the Council’s work…
New Wealth, New Security Challenges: The Impact of Energy and Mega-Infrastructure Projects in the Greater Horn of Africa
The Greater Horn of Africa is one of the most complex and challenging regions in the world in terms of…
Challenges to Food Security in Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Niger Delta Region
Introduction Although narratives of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region are increasingly shifting attention to the human security challenges…
Africa’s Development: The Paradox of Continental Integration and Closed Borders
By: Obijiofor Aginam[1] The Crux of the Argument The decolonization of most of Africa which largely occurred in the decade…