AI and other forms of computational support is already being used in war to support threat detection, target identification and to manage autonomous weapon systems such as drones
In northern Nigeria, the environmental crisis has fuelled resource competition between farmers and pastoralist herders and provided fertile ground for extremist groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP
South African opposition political parties have long experimented with pre-electoral alliances, many of which have ended unsuccessfully
This October, elections were held in Central, East and West Africa, with Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Tanzania all going to the polls
After almost a quarter century of existence, an honest assessment of the AU’s Governance, Peace and Security Policy Frameworks is long-overdue
The past failed attempts by the international community and Congolese actors to restore peace in the DRC show that best wishes and superficial resolutions alone are not enough
Future AU-UN missions can take inspiration from the work of local civil society in the PoC field
From 1-3 October 2025, Nairobi will host the IRSK conference under the theme Enhancing COMESA’s Strategic Positioning and Resilience in the Evolving Global Order
Are national peace architectures, typically centred on peace councils, local peace committees, and insider mediation, still fit for purpose?
Ten years after its launch and two years of silence, there is a need to reboot the Tana Forum on Security in Africa for it to remain a strong platform enabling Africa to lead in addressing peace and security issues
The Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development was launched in 2019 during Egypt’s Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) and under the auspices of H.E. Abdelfattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Champion of Post-Conflict …
The election calendar for Southern Africa in 2025 is smaller, with only the Seychelles, Malawi and Tanzania holding elections. The first of these countries will be Malawi, on 16 September
On 23 June 2025 we said goodbye to Professor Jannie Malan—a founding pillar of ACCORD’s Research Department, a revered scholar of peace, and, above all, a deeply compassionate human being.
The effective implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in African peace operations requires strategic pragmatism. Rather than viewing militarisation as antithetical to gender equality, it can serve as an opportunity to embed gender sensitivity into the core of peace operations.
The United Nations (UN) and its peacekeeping missions are currently at critical crossroads. One structural obstacle with most UN transitions is the sidelining of African regional organizations.
Despite 30 years of democracy in South Africa, many municipalities still face challenges due to the legacy of apartheid, such as constrained transformation, social injustice, and persistent inequality, all of which undermine the effectiveness and legitimacy of local governance.
The erosion of the multilateral system risks further marginalising African countries, exposing them to bilateral power dynamics in which their structural vulnerabilities leave them at a severe disadvantage
Fifty years after ECOWAS’s establishment in 1975, its integration processes are at risk of unravelling