Browsing NUPI Research Online by Subject "Africa"
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A Culture of Protection? Perceptions of the Protection of Civilians from Sudan
(Security in Practice;7 - 2008, Research report, 2008)The Protection of Civilians (PoC) concept is a prevalent buzzword in the contemporary security-development nexus and comes as a response to new modes of warfare that have made civilians the main causality of war. Just ... -
Building Bridges for Success:Rethinking Peace Operations Training for Complex Environments
(NUPI Policy Brief;2017-13, Research report, 2017)Witnessing the changes in armed conflict since the 1990s, several global political-level agendas have emerged, recognizing the growing human suffering from armed conflict and the long-term consequences on societies. These ... -
Can Aid Solve the Root Causes of Migration? A Framework for Future Research on the Development-Migration Nexus
(PISM Policy Paper;, Research report, 2020)An important dimension of the European Union’s response to the 2015 refugee and migration management crisis has been to address the root causes of irregular migration. A major tool the EU has to mitigate push factors of ... -
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia
(Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet;2021, Research report, 2021)Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Without anticipatory preventive approaches, these factors are likely to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and reduce the people’s ... -
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan
(Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet;, Research report, 2021)Flooding and droughts significantly disrupt livelihood patterns and food-security and may result in temporary displacement or longer-term migration. Such shocks exacerbate vulnerabilities and weaken the resilience and ... -
A Comprehensive Strategy EU Strategy for Africa Political Dialogue: Governance, Security and Migration. BRIEFING Requested by the AFET committee (This paper was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs)
(Research report, 2020)Much has changed since the creation of the Joint Africa-European Union (EU) Strategy in 2007. The developing world has been changing fast. Development policy and practices are also transforming, albeit at a slower pace. ... -
COVID-19 and the African Union. Challenges, prospects and side-effects Summary
(NUPI Policy Brief;2020-07, Research report, 2020)The African Union is coordinating the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, but the measures introduced are also significantly disrupting the reforms, programmes and operations of the AU. -
COVID-19 will change the way the UN conducts peacekeeping operations in the future
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;7/2019, Research report, 2020)The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted UN peacekeeping operations. In the short-term, activities have been reduced to the most critical, rotations have been frozen, and most staff are working remotely. Most of ... -
The Dangers of Disconnection: Oscillations in Political Violence on Lake Chad
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Narrations on fragility and resilience in the Sahel paint a picture about the region’s inherent ungovernability that lead to consider an endless state- and peace-building process as the most feasible governance solution. ... -
Disaster Management in a Crisis State: Dealing With the Corona Crisis in Zimbabwe
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;, Research report, 2020)This policy brief discusses how Zimbabwe has dealt with the corona pandemic. It first describes the development of the pandemic and the government’s response to it. Next, I discuss how the response to the crisis is shaped ... -
Enhancing the Effectiveness of the G5 Sahel Force by Strengthening Strategic Coherence and International Support
(NUPI Report;2021-06, Research report, 2021)At the UN Security Council and in other forums in Africa and Europe diplomats are considering how to increase international support to the G5 Sahel Force. The support is aimed at filling critical gaps that have hindered ... -
Ethiopia: A Political Economy Analysis
(Research report; Landanalyserapport, 2018)This report provides an overview and analysis of some key issues pertaining to the political economy of Ethiopia in a historical perspective. The continuous rule of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front ... -
The External Dimension of EU Migration Management: The Role of Aid
(PISM Policy Paper;NO. 6 (181), JULY 2020, Research report, 2020)Aid is seen as a key EU instrument in addressing the root causes of migration, but it has not been decisive for the drastic reduction of irregular arrivals in Europe in recent years. Nevertheless, development assistance ... -
The “Faceless Evildoers” of Cabo Delgado: an Islamist Insurgency in Mozambique?
(ISPI Commentaries;, Research report, 2020)A brief assessment about the emergence of a jihadi group in Mozambique -
Female Peacekeepers and Operational Effectiveness in UN Peace Operations.
(NUPI Research Paper;3/2020, Research report, 2020)More women are needed in UN peace operations, both on the grounds of equality and performance. March 2020 survey data and empirical evidence from the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) highlight the importance ... -
Governance, Social Policy, and Political Economy: Trends in Norway’s Partner Countries
(NUPI Report;2021-1, Research report, 2021)In 2017–2018, NUPI (the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs) headed a project where political economy analyses were undertaken in eleven of Norway’s partner countries. These analyses were published as eleven ... -
The IDP economy in Northern Uganda: a prisoners ecoonomy?
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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? ...