Authorities should adopt a participatory and transparent approach in demarcating the boundary between Oromia and Addis Ababa, and in renegotiating…
Ethiopia’s Political Transition at a Crossroads
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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.…
KhoiSan Rastafarianism: A Path to Peace in the Western Cape, South Africa
To the untrained eye, Rastafarians represent an alien culture of violent and unkempt ganja-smoking individuals who seek to wreak havoc…
The Ethnicity Factor and Risk of Conflict in the 2017 Kenyan Elections
Kenya has held elections every five years since it obtained independence in 1963. The August 8, 2017, elections will be…
Party Doesn’t Matter: Ethnic Parties and Multiethnic Coalitions in Kenya
Since the historic merger of opposition parties ahead of the 2002 elections, political party formation and composition in Kenya has…
Special Issue: Kenya’s 2017 Presidential Elections
Kenyans go to the polls on August 8, 2017. President Uhuru Kenyatta of the ruling Jubilee Party is up against…
Life as an APN Alumnus: An Interview with Dr. Asebe Regassa Debelo
The SSRC’s Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum and African Peacebuilding Network recently collaborated with the American Friends Service Committee and…
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…
Terrorism Demands Rethinking of National and Regional Security
The Westgate Mall terror attack of September 21 has raised many questions about the nature of national security in Kenya…