Illicit financial flows significantly erode the tax base of resource-rich developing countries, which do not have the means to invest in public health, education, and sustainable development. In…
LGBTQ+ migrants are a particularly vulnerable subgroup of both the migrant and LGBTQ+ populations, especially in South Africa where they experience high levels of stigma and discrimination. This vulnerability may…
This article seeks to place the recent conflict in Ethiopia in deeper historical context. It traces the roots of Tigray province’s identity through various phases in Ethiopia’s history, and argues…
For several decades, US security policy in West Africa focused on transnational terrorist organizations, domestic armed groups, and the general spread of instability. This article argues that an increase in…
Five years have passed since the UN global mandate on preventing violent extremism (PVE) was launched and rapidly adopted by the Horn of Africa (HoA) countries. Since then, mostly small…
It may come as a surprise to many readers, but since 2005, Lake Chad has stopped shrinking; in fact, it has actually stabilized in the last two decades,…
Genocide ravaged Rwanda in 1994. From April to July, over one million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were murdered. For the past twenty-six years, Rwanda has engaged in an unprecedented…
Water security in South Africa is characterized by challenges and inequalities alike. South Africa is a water-scarce country. It receives only around half the global average rainfall. In addition, this…
As the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) nears completion, the Nile River Basin is at a crossroads. The next few months will be consequential for relations between countries in the…
The Central African Republic (CAR) could be a case of hope. After years of violence, the main armed groups and the government signed a peace agreement last year. At the…
