From 13 to 17 July 2026, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) convened a strategic workshop in Johannesburg, ...
A two-day training in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, brings together senior officials, diplomats, parliamentarians and security sector practitioners to strengthen national capacity for dialogue, negotiation and ...
Grassroots mechanisms like PRCs are a working part of the continent’s peace and security architecture, that has not yet been fully recognised Meanwhile, in North Darfur, a version of that same model ...
The UN Secretary-General’s 2026 Review of the Future of All Forms of United Nations Peace Operations calls for a fundamental reset of peace operations to meet the demands of a changing geopolitical ...
UNGA 81 showed a world that still overwhelmingly turns to the United Nations to solve problems that no country can tackle alone As the high-level week of the 81st United Nations (UN) General Assembly ...
There is a growing sense in South Africa that existing participation mechanisms are tokenistic, and that citizens cannot access information or influence government plans through ordinary means As ...
Executive summary South Africa’s 2026 Reviewed Draft White Paper on Local Government identifies a number of challenges to the current local government system. Among them is a growing perception among ...
A two-day training in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, brings together senior officials, diplomats, parliamentarians and security sector practitioners to strengthen national capacity for dialogue, negotiation and ...
The French wanted to bring about a cultural renaissance to the indigenous people of Africa. Photo by adoc-photos/Corbis via Getty Images This article analyses the French imperial project in Africa, ...
Amid dire circumstances, there is a summitry consensus on the urgent need for a peaceful resolution to the complex eastern DRC conflict and the involvement of key stakeholders such as the UN, AU and ...
The International Criminal Court has a critical role in ending global impunity through its mandate to intervene when a state lacks the capacity, or is unwilling, to prosecute people accused of the ...
Coalition governments have become a common feature within South Africa’s political landscape, especially at the local government level. However, the reality is that these coalition governments operate ...