Leaders’ efforts to end conflict have been ineffective. Working through regional economic communities might be part of a better approach.
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Moeketsi Majoro’s installation as Prime Minister is welcome. But it does not guarantee much needed political stability in an era of complex coalition politics.
Trouble in Africa’s cities is due to the fact that electoral competition drives leaders to be biased towards rural areas.
Despite the transnational dimension of the Covid-19 crisis, transnational responses are facing many obstacles. Yet, some regional organisations might be able to expand their mandate and resources.
Africa is facing a profound crisis that could set its development back a generation. It needs a solution to its debt problems that doesn’t cripple countries.
The loss of livelihoods flowing from the efforts to combat the pandemic highlights the dearth of social protection measures on the continent.
Predominant public sentiment remains largely anti-homosexual and overshadows constitutionally guaranteed rights in Africa.
The African Union’s staunch support for al-Bashir, cloaked in criticism of the International Criminal Court, denied justice to the millions affected by the conflict in Sudan.
The African Union’s intervention track record in conflict situations is mixed.
Ousted president Omar al-Bashir could face the International Criminal Court for his role in Sudan’s clampdown on the non-Arab people of Darfur.
Unless member states try to solve the contradictions in expectations, UN peacekeeping will not be fit for purpose in the future.
A large free trade area could hinder the development of manufacturing, which countries need for economic growth.
Marking the end of the Cold War offers the chance to reflect on the changes and continuities in African politics and international relations since 1989.
Malawi must change its diplomatic approach and align its national interests with Mozambique’s
Efforts to increase trade within the continent are being undermined from the start
The country has not had a seat at the Security Council table for 24 years.
Although Nigeria and South Africa are often cast as rivals they have a strong bilateral relationship
The AU’s new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
More than two out of three displaced people are not refugees, but remain within their own country.
South Africa and Nigeria need to lead policy debates on long term measures to address migration in Africa.
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, Institute of African Studies, University of Leipzig
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Research fellow, Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), United Nations University
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
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Programme manager of the Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Steinberg Postdoctoral Fellow in International Migration Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of International Human Rights Law, SARChI Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria
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Professor of International Law, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Reader in Law, University of Sussex
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Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Visiting Professor University of Buckingham, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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