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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.

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 Gebrekirstos Mezgbo, 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 Gebrekirstos Mezgbo, 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
Essay
photo of colorful clothes over a wooden door

“Your Womb is Our Enemy!”: The Rape of Tigray as Genocidal Rape
Muauz Gidey Alemu, Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe August 28, 2024
Ethiopia Genocide Rape Tigray
Paper

The African Peace and Security Architecture
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe August 12, 2024
Interview
colorful painted hand prints on wall

Listening and Dialogue for Peace and Justice (Part 3 of 3)
World Peace Foundation August 9, 2024
Accountability Atrocities Criminal Justice Reform DOC MADOC Non-violence Prison Rwanda United States
Essay
photo of stacks of Sudanese pound bills.

Buying “Peace” in Sudan’s Political Marketplace
Justin Lynch August 7, 2024
Africa Political Marketplace Saudi Arabia Sudan UAE