The UN voted to extend its presence in South Sudan for another year. However, its success in the country faces many challenges.
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International support for Déby and the dependence on Chad’s peacekeeping troops had a downside: it came at the expense of democracy and respect for human rights.
In 2022 the world is in the midst of another inflection point that few predicted. African countries have history they can draw on to respond.
South Africa does not put refugees in camps. So, the government is responsible for their protection and well-being. Its performance was hit-and-miss.
A transition is underway in Somalia. There are massive risks if it is not handled with great care.
The creation of the G5 Sahel added to the traffic of security groupings in the region
The unwillingness of African governments to forge a unified position on the Russian invasion has damaged the credibility of their pan-African commitments.
Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, will be remembered for his roles in the rebirth of African Union and peacemaking.
The sanctions are likely to last beyond the current conflict. This may end up bringing about a solution to Africa’s desire to produce its own military hardware for its own use.
The admission of DRC will extend the East African Community bloc’s reach to the Atlantic Ocean.
Groundwater has the potential to support broad economic, humanitarian and social development in sub-Saharan Africa, as it has in other regions globally.
The US has about 40 centres that focus on African studies. Africa has only three looking the other way.
Nigeria-South Africa bi-national commission is a laudable initiative but missing the space cooperation element.
Bolder action is needed if the African Union and the European Union are to find common ground on migration.
Over two millennia, Swahili has built bridges among people across Africa and into the diaspora.
The persistent power inequalities between Africa and Europe do not bode well for supposed change. This is why the latest summit is important.
The failures of nominally elected governments has denied leaders - as well as the democratic system - a vanguard popular constituency.
Fisheries agreements favour the European Union and don’t do enough to protect African interests.
Despite the criticisms the African Union has faced over the last two decades, it is far from being a docile follower of the orders of its member states.
African countries are struggling to implement the African Union’s protocol on free movement four years after its ratification.
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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, Centre for Human Rights, and acting 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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PhD candidate in Political Studies at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg
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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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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University