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Jonathan Urges African leaders To Tackle Instability With Inclusion, Economic Empowerment

Global UpfrontFeb 15, 2025February 15, 20250

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has advised African leaders to prioritise inclusion and economic empowerment as a means of ensuring political stability and sustainable development.

Why Were Africa’s Violence Levels Up In 2024?

Global UpfrontJan 9, 2025January 9, 20250

By Jakkie Cilliers 2024 was a bleak year for Africa. Libya and Sudan were partitioned. Ethiopia struggled to contain insurgencies in Tigray, Amhara and Oromia,

Rethinking Responses To Coups In West Africa

Global UpfrontOct 29, 2024October 29, 20240

By Aissatou Kante, ISS Africa ECOWAS should use its special summit on regional integration in 2025 to reconsider its approach to managing coups. Recurrent coups

Lake Chad Basin: Boko Haram Factional Violence Worries Islamic State

Global UpfrontMay 8, 2024May 8, 20240

By Malik Samuel, ISS Africa In October 2023, Boko Haram’s JAS faction (Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad) launched major offensives against the group’s other faction –

ISS Africa: Could UN Funding For AU Peace Missions Become The Norm?

Global UpfrontMay 24, 2023May 24, 20230

The African Union (AU) and its regional economic communities have deployed about 27 peace support operations in Africa since the 2000s. These missions have faced