Introduction This article examines humanitarian protection in Zimbabwe from 2013 to 2023, marked by fluctuating funding, a surge in refugee arrivals, and the interruption of schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is not on drafting new policies. It is on asking a harder question: whether existing child sexual abuse prevention and response systems in […]
Introduction The effective communication of research findings to policymakers is crucial for closing the gap between evidence and policy in African peacebuilding. Despite advances in peacebuilding research and digital tools, many findings do not influence decision-making due to misaligned communication, misunderstandings of what information policymakers need, and insufficient focus on knowledge translation, among other factors.¹ […]
International relations today are not built solely on history, power, or geography, but on the ability of state actors to redefine their position and role in a rapidly changing world.¹ In this context, the Baltic states—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—have a rare strategic opportunity to reshape their international relations through engagements with Africa. They can do […]
President John Dramani Mahama’s recent state visit to Zambia produced an unexpected flashpoint: not on trade or security cooperation, but about his attire. He arrived in Lusaka wearing a traditional Ghanaian smock known as the fuguor batakari, a handwoven garment deeply rooted in the culture and heritage of northern Ghana. As images of him circulated […]
Dr. Annie Kok is a criminologist, policing scholar, and networks researcher with an interest in organized crime and public inquiries into policing. She received her PhD in Criminology from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2025. Her dissertation investigates the structure of organized criminal networks involved in Cash-in-Transit Crime in South Africa by using […]
Introduction: Violence and militarization of the Niger Delta The Niger Delta is one of the most oil and gas-rich regions in the world. Yet, it is mired in cycles of conflict and environmental crises that fuel underdevelopment and threaten human security.1 Each state in the region has unique and crosscutting forms of insecurity, including those […]
