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African Politics & Peace

Addressing the political economy of peace and security in Africa and the challenges of mediation, this program includes research projects and conflict analysis.

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photo of charred textbook in burned out school room

Eritrea’s Mouthpiece as UNICEF’s Vice-President: A betrayal of children
Charlotte Touati January 28, 2025
Abiy ahmed Eritrea Ethiopia Rape UNICEF United Nations
Essay
photo of large group of Ethiopian protesters holding a banner

Pain that has forgotten how to hope
Birhan Gebrekristos Mezgebu January 22, 2025
Africa African Union Ethiopia Genocide Rape SGBV Tigray TPLF
Essay
protesters holding signs to stop war in Sudan

The RSF and Genocide in Sudan: Guilty as Charged
Alex de Waal January 7, 2025
Genocide ICC Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo Rape Rapid Support Forces Sudan UAE
Essay
Small flags of the Sudan on an abstract blurry background

Sudan: The Architecture of Mediation
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe November 19, 2024
Conflict resolution Mediation Sudan
Essay
curve of globe focused on the Horn of Africa with sudan highlighted in red

Pathways to Peace in Sudan: November 2024
Alex de Waal November 13, 2024
Africa African Union Middle East Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo Political Marketplace Rapid Support Forces Red Sea Sudan
Essay
aerial photograph view over flat land with sparse trees and some hills in distance.

Defining the Crisis in Sudan: A precondition for peace
Alex de Waal, Abdul Mohammed November 11, 2024
Africa African Union Darfur Horn of Africa South Sudan Sudan Thabo Mbeki
Gallery
Women’s shoes left at the museum, near a metal chair, with handcuffs.

Photographic evidence of torture at the Tigray Martyrs Memorial Museum
Birhan Gebrekristos Mezgebu, Bridget Conley November 5, 2024
Abiy ahmed Ethiopia Memorialization Tigray
Interview
Stone wall with a broken window, revealing the desecrated remains of some soldiers killed in the 1974 – 1991 war against the Derg.

Interview: torture at the Tigrayan Martys Memorial Museum
Birhan Gebrekristos Mezgebu, Bridget Conley November 5, 2024
Ethiopia Memorialization Tigray TPLF
Article

The price of politics: What the 2020 oil shocks in Nigeria teach us about transactional political...
Jared D. Miller October 15, 2024
Report

Defining the Crisis in the Sudans
Alex de Waal October 15, 2024

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