Conflict is part of human everyday existence. Occasionally, conflict may become confrontational and culminate in physical violence. The approach to conflict in the essay is framed within the context of poor communication…
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Africa Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Partnership
AU-EU Relations on Peace and Security
by Bernardo Venturi
Although peace and security are likely to remain a priority in AU-EU cooperation given the magnitude of related challenges linking the two continents and the need for concerted action, the new financial architecture embodied by the EPF has significant implications for the future of the partnership.
Africa Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Partnership
AU-EU Cooperation: Beyond Business as Usual?
by Jacopo Resti
On the eve of its third decade, AU-EU cooperation is at the crossroads–having to choose between perpetuating ineffective practices of cooperation or going beyond business as usual to realize the partnership’s full potential.
Africa Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Partnership
EU-AU Trade and Development Partnership: Beyond the Aid Trap
Africa Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Partnership
Editorial: Special Issue on AU-EU Partnership
by Resty Naiga
This Special Issue brings together the foregoing research findings, offering a timely snapshot of the state of AU-EU cooperation along with actionable recommendations to inform the new partnership through the Summit and beyond.
Democracy, Development and Governance
Anticipating the new awful: Covid-19 and South Africa’s fragile peace
by Gideon van Riet
The coronavirus and lockdown measures have had a crippling effect on the South African economy and her people. The pandemic exacerbated pre-existing conditions of economic hardship and marginalization in South Africa in many ways.
Cameroon
Grassroots Perspectives on Building Sustainable Peace in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon
Essays
Between Violent Separatist Agitation and Political Reforms? The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Crisis of Post-War Nigerian Federalism
by Ngozika Anthonia Obi-Ani
Igbo youths have mobilized themselves to agitate for the reform of a system they see as structured against them. Sensing that their agitation is not attracting any response to their grievances, some are demanding to opt out of a federal arrangement that is perceived as unfair.
African Peacebuilding Network
Doing Research during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Coping with Risks, Managing the Consequences
by Marie Grace Kagoyire
This essay is based on my personal experience during this Covid-19 pandemic as a PhD student. I hope that my fellow PhD students can learn from my experiences during the pandemic, particularly about how to manage risks and develop strong coping strategies as they continue to conduct research during this period of great uncertainty.
African Peacebuilding Network
Preventing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) as a Peacebuilding Strategy: Opportunities and Insights from Northern Rwanda