This article examines the Bawku chieftaincy conflict in the Upper East Region of Ghana and suggests that a shared political and landownership system has the potential to resolve the struggle for absolute control of the Bawku paramountcy.
45 years ago, Africa was confronted with its first inter-state war when Somalia tried to annex the Ogaden from Ethiopia. This PPB offers insight into the conflict.
In the past weeks tensions between the DRC and Rwanda were on the rise once more. These tensions are also an indication that previous agreements between the DRC and Rwanda still suffer from lack of implementation.
China’s stakes in the region and why Beijing has interests in enhancing its security role in the Sahel.
Progress on global collective action to deal with climate change is a necessity and the last UN report on where we are at shows that we are not close to meeting the targeted emissions by 2050
People in African countries have long been identified as among those most likely to be adversely affected by catastrophic climate change.
At present, SAMIM is operating in Cabo Delgado with the full consent of the Mozambican government. Despite initial resistance to SADC involvement, Mozambique has consented to the SADC deployment.
In 2020, the government of South Africa announced a new Border Management Act that introduces a single authority to oversee the border environment, and it has also amended the Refugee Act.
From a general perspective it can be said that every actor in the Sahel is walking on a tight rope trying to achieve limited objectives, without remaining stuck in the many complexities of the local political milieu.
Amid the climate emergency, access to freshwater is a potential source of tension and conflict between states. One example of tension tied up to a transboundary watercourse is the on-going dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the water resources of the River Nile. A long-standing dispute between the countries has gained tension due to the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) by Ethiopia.