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Comoros Election Exercise Promises More of the Same
President Azali Assoumani’s undermining of an acclaimed power-sharing agreement in the three-island archipelago has been marked by growing political repression and non-competitive elections.
SADC Attempts to Navigate Zimbabwe’s Disputed Election
Citizen-led efforts to remedy the fraudulent Zimbabwean election are testing SADC’s commitment to upholding democratic electoral standards in Southern Africa.
Dr. Daisy Muibu
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Assistant Research Fellow. Areas of Expertise: Peace operations, stability operations, security sector reform, UN sanctions, UN expert panels, countering violent extremism, counterterrorism, West Africa, Central Africa, and the Sahel Africa.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Quest for Democracy Faces a New Test
To break the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s long legacy of stolen elections, the country’s independent oversight institutions, civil society, and media will need the backing of SADC and international democratic actors.
Bolstering Civilian Oversight of the Security Sector: Practitioner Perspectives
A webinar on the strategic significance of bolstering civilian oversight of the security sector. African experts will share knowledge, experiences, and practical tools/techniques for enhancing civilian oversight of various parts of the security sector, and reflect on innovative ways forward.
China’s Diplomacy in the Horn—Conflict Mediation as Power Politics
China’s support for ruling parties undermines its ability to be an impartial arbiter of conflict resolution in the Horn of Africa and highlights China’s use of mediation to pursue its geostrategic interests.
Strengthening Sahelian Counterinsurgency Strategy
Adapting Sahelian force structures to lighter, more mobile, and integrated units will better support the population-centric COIN practices needed to reverse the escalating trajectory of violent extremist attacks.
Disinformation
Unchecked, disinformation represents a destabilizing threat to the open and dependable information pathways from which democracies draw their strength and resilience.
Rwanda and the DRC at Risk of War as New M23 Rebellion Emerges: An Explainer
The seeming rapid deterioration of security in the eastern DRC and resurgence of M23 are an outcome of longstanding regional rivalries between Rwanda and Uganda.
The ITSCI Laundromat: How a Due Diligence Scheme Appears to Launder Conflict Minerals
The International Tin Supply Chain Initiative (ITSCI), which has since 2009 aimed to provide companies who use tin, tantalum, and tungsten (the 3T) with a trusted supply chain, that is certified not to rely on abusive armed groups, child labor, or goods illicitly smuggled out of the Eastern DRC.