Is the Democratic Republic of Congo Considering a Pivot to Russia?
This excellent piece first appeared with our friends at Lawfare. Check out their great website here.
In August 2022,...
Signal interrupted: When state security goes rogue
In March this year, a drone plummeted through the sky and into the dense bush of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique, landing...
What space for women in African peace agreements?
How are women, their roles and functions imagined in future African post-conflict societies? What are the spaces and places that women occupy...
Sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers in DRC: the impact on fatherless...
"My father left my mother while she was pregnant – she gave birth when he had already left. People call me “daughter...
IDAP Launch Event! The importance of ideas and ideologies in Africa...
The importance of ideas & ideologies in Africa
19 JULY 2022
4:00 PM UK/Nigeria, 5:00PM...
The False Tradeoff: Revisiting the Democracy vs Security Paradigm in Africa
You would not know it from the news, but sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing its worst surge of political violence in more than...
VIDEO: Traditional Leaders and Democracy in Africa – WATCH NOW!
Watch the inaugural joint webinar of the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa at the University of Cape Town...
NEW SEMINAR SERIES WITH IDCPPA: Join us for a webinar on...
Democracy in Africa is delighted to be joining forces with the fantastic Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa of...
How Isaias Afwerki’s gamble in Ethiopia is endangering Eritrean sovereignty
Since the conflict in Tigray started in 2020, Eritrea has become further entangled in Ethiopian politics. Young Eritrean conscripts assigned to the...
Join the new “Ideas in African Politics” Network now!
You are invited to join a new research network study of the history and impact of African political thought. The name for...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?