Why West Africa’s response to Gambia’s elections is vital
By Eric Mwiine Mugaju. Eric has just completed MSc Social Policy at LSE. He writes regularly for The Observer (Uganda) onContinue Reading
Category: Africa
Is the ICC losing legitimacy in Africa?
by Eric Mugaju. Eric has just completed MSc Social Policy at LSE. He writes regularly for The Observer (Uganda) onContinue Reading
The problem with outsourcing Europe’s migrant crisis
by Catherine Tilke. Catherine edits the PS21 website and can be reached at editor@projects21.org. The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID)-Continue Reading
Italy and Libya: Why Libyan stability is vital to PM Renzi’s career
By Lorenzo Holt- Lorenzo is an Italian-American journalist based in London. The Italian government is facing enough pressure to put itsContinue Reading
SOLD OUT: London event – the changing face of counterterrorism
WHEN: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 from 17:30 – 19:00 WHERE: Whitehall, London, United Kingdom – Exact location to be confirmed to attendeesContinue Reading
Friendship & Cooperation? – India’s African Strategy
William Farmer is a recent graduate from King’s College London, specializing in Postcolonial Africa and political risk. In itsContinue Reading
Africa in 2016: Three strategic contingencies
2016 promises to be an interesting and dynamic year in Africa’s peace and security agenda. Barely 60 days into the New Year, three distinct trends are emerging which will determine major decisions in most defence and national security engagements in the region.
Are presidential term limits in East Africa checks and balances that don’t balance?
With democratic checks and balances so frequently throwing up violent protests in East Africa, is it time to be self-critical and interrogate the way we apply democracy, and more specifically, term limits?
Assessing the EU and Britain’s Response to The Immigration Challenge: Time for a Foresight Approach?
The recent pronouncements by British Home Secretary Theresa May and France minister for interior Bernard Cazeneuve in Calais distancing the EU from the unfolding immigration crisis and placing it on external factors- fragile and stateless societies in Africa and Asia has sparked fresh debate on whether the neglected approach of foresight can be more suitable.
100 days into his presidency, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari faces serious challenges
Quite bizarrely, Buhari has given the military a deadline to defeat Boko Haram by the end of the year. In truth, ‘defeat’ in an absolute sense is prospectively bleak, if not unachievable in the medium term.
