Missing in Inaction: Where is the African Peace and Security Architecture?
The African Peace and Security Architecture is incapable of resolving crises as it is based on assumptions which are not only false in Africa, but false everywhere.
The Central African Republic – An Artificial State
The CAR is an artificial creation with no great sense of national identity and a history of competition. There will be many challenges to overcome before the CAR sees peace.
Review – Integrating Africa
Welz’s comprehensive study reveals that despite the ever-present ambition for an integrated Africa, the perspectives of African states remain divided on the utility of a unified continent.
Fifty Years of African Unity: The Celebration of the African Union in 2013
The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of African unity brought the ideas of completing the unification of Africa back to the center of the agenda for the African Union.
African Unity at 50: From Non-Interference to Non-Indifference
Vast economic divergences and uneven development across the continent represent a major problem for African unity. Until this changes, the African Union is unlikely to reach its potential.
Ten Years On and Still Under Construction: African Peace and Security Architecture
The APSA has managed to establish itself as the premier African organization. However, dispersed ownership, unfinished or vague security and policy doctrines and scarce resources will continue to hamper the AU from reaching its full potential.
The African Union and the Unfolding Disaster in The Horn Of Africa
The politics of foreign aid in Africa has taken twists and turns, with the current shift from the ‘West’ to the ‘East’. Individual African countries have found themselves prey to the conditionalities imposed by the western donor agencies. While these are meant to engender accountability and transparency, the opposite has prevailed.
