Browsing NUPI Research Online by Subject "Africa"
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The IDP economy in Northern Uganda: a prisoners ecoonomy?
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Is liberal internationalism worth saving? Ad hoc coalitions and their consequences for international security
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Lessons from the Ebola Crisis in West Africa: Community engagement, crisis communication and countering rumours
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;3/2020, Research report, 2020)What lessons can we draw from the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone? While both the outbreak itself and the context is different, there are enough similarities between the Ebola crisis and COVID-19 ... -
L’architecture de sécurité intérieure burkinabé face à la gestion d’une crise multidimensionnelle
(NUPI Working Paper;898, Research report, 2022)Pour faire face à la crise multidimensionnelle que traverse le Sahel depuis 2012, c’est principalement la réponse militaire qui a été privilégiée. Il est pourtant tout aussi important de s’intéresser au rôle que jouent les ... -
Making Sense of the European Side of the Transatlantic Security Relations in Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This article aims to investigate the character of transatlantic security relations in Africa: How can it be characterized? Have they become weaker or stronger over the past decade? How can this development be explained? ... -
Mozambique: A Political Economy Analysis. Landanalyserapport
(NUPI Report;october 2017, Research report, 2017)This report uses a political economy analysis to shed light on some of the paradoxes that characterize Mozambique mid 2017: Entrenched poverty, the resuscitated armed conflict/war, the trust crisis between the Mozambican ... -
Multilateral Cooperation and Climate-related Security and Development Risks : Report from the UN75 AfricaNordic Sub-regional Meeting, 3 & 4 March 2020, Dakar, Senegal
(NUPI Report;2020-08, Research report, 2020)Report from the UN75 Africa-Nordic Sub-regional Meeting, 3 & 4 March 2020, Dakar, Senegal -
The Origins of Boko Haram, and Why the War on Terror Matters
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article, prompted as a response to a recent contribution penned by Audu Bulama Bukarti,returns to the history of an incident occurred in 2003 between the Nigerian security and a group of militants popularly known as ... -
Rebel governance? A literature review of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province
(NUPI Working Paper;897, Research report, 2022)The literature on rebel governance has fundamentally challenged the idea that ‘governance’ is the sole prerogative of ‘government’. Despite important advances over the past decade, studies have largely addressed rebel ... -
Reviewing Jihadist Governance in the Sahel
(NUPI Working Paper;894, Research report, 2021)The ways in which jihadist insurgents in the Sahel govern is rarely considered in the academic literature. They have often been portrayed as ‘Islamic terrorists’, who achieve their objectives by using brutal force against ... -
Self-defence Militias and State Sponsorship in Burkina Faso
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Since 2015-16, Burkina Faso has been engulfed in an ongoing conflict with jihadist insurgent groups active across the Sahel in West Africa. As the conflict escalated, the use of armed militias in Burkina Faso became ... -
Should I stay or should I go? Security considerations for members leaving al-Shabaab in Somalia
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-04, Research report, 2019)The Somali jihadi organization al-Shabaab, yet again featured in the news internationally when they attacked a business and hotel complex in Nairobi 15 January this year. This is not the first time the group carries out ... -
Somalia: A Political Economy Analysis. Landanalyserapport
(Research report, 2018)Somalia has been without a central authority for more than a quarter century. An entire generation is growing up without experiencing stability and security, basic human rights, and economic prosperity. There is no functioning ... -
South Sudan: A Political Economy Analysis. Landanalyserapport
(NUPI Report;October 2017, Research report, 2017)This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of South Sudan. A main argument is that its political economy is fundamentally atypical: achieving independence in 2011 and dissolving into renewed civil ... -
Strategic Options for the Future of African Peace Operations 2015-2025. Seminar Report
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Strengthening the Peace and Governance Nexus within the African Union. Enhancing synergy between the African Governance Architecture (AGA) and the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA)
(NUPI Report;, Research report, 2017)The vision of the African Union (AU) is to achieve “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena”. The attainment of that vision hinges on ... -
The Civilian Casualty Tracking Analysis and Response Cell in the African Union Mission in Somalia: an emerging best practice for AU peace support operations?
(NUPI Policy Brief;2019-03, Research report, 2019)The Civilian Casualty Tracking Analysis and Response Cell (CCTARC) tracks harm to civilians caused by the African Union Mission in Somalia’s (AMISOM) operations including death, injury, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) ... -
The Fisheries Sector in Ghana: A Political Economy Analysis
(NUPI Report;2018-7, Research report, 2018)The fishery sector of Ghana is beset with problems, including widespread illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.This report analyses the political economy of fisheries in Ghana, focusing on the power and interests of ... -
Transactions and Interactions: Everyday Life in the Peacekeeping Economy
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Unity in Goals, Diversity in Means - and the discourse on female peacekeepers in UN peace operations.
(NUPI Working Paper;893, Research report, 2020)Gender parity at all levels in the UN, as a means towards gender equality, is a two-decades old commitment, reflecting core values as old as the UN itself. Despite this, progress on increasing the number of female peacekeepers ...