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Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement

Recommended research   published by UNDP on February 20, 2023

Security-driven responses to violent extremism ignore what drives individuals toward extremist groups and what leads to disengagement. Poverty, inequality, high unemployment levels, illiteracy, ethnic divisions, and poor governance—particularly human-rights abuses perpetrated by government security forces—tip individuals toward extremist groups.

The Blood Gold Report: How the Kremlin is Using Wagner to Launder Billions in African Gold

Recommended research   published by Jessica Berlin, David Clement, Lanre Peter Elufisan, Elizabeth Hicks, Zoltán Kész on January 1, 2023

Since 2022, the Kremlin has earned more than $2.5 billion in African gold from the Africa Corps’ (formerly known as the Wagner Group) missions in Mali, Sudan, and Central African Republic which it uses to fund its war in Ukraine. Russian actors rely on smuggling and corporate subterfuge to extract large amounts of “blood gold” out of Africa to destinations such as Russia and the UAE where it can be mixed with other legitimate sources of gold and converted to cash. To stop this system, international authorities could implement wider sanctions, designate the Africa Corps a terrorist group, and introduce more stringent supply chain controls.

African Biodiversity Loss Raises Risk to Human Security

Infographic   published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on December 7, 2022

Declines in Africa’s rich ecological biodiversity threaten millions of livelihoods, increased food insecurity, conflicts over land, and transmission of zoonotic diseases that can lead to more pandemics.

“Transition” Orchestrated by Chad’s Military Goes Awry

Spotlight   published by Daniel Eizenga on November 15, 2022

The violent crackdown on the peaceful opposition in Chad exposes the coercive intimidation behind the military junta’s unwillingness to facilitate a genuine democratic transition.

Understanding Burkina Faso’s Latest Coup

Spotlight   published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on October 28, 2022

Two coups d’état in 9 months mark the latest inflection point in Burkina Faso’s political instability, causing heightened uncertainty as the country faces an escalating militant Islamist threat.

Seven Takeaways from Kenya’s Consequential Election

Spotlight   published by Paul Nantulya on September 7, 2022

Despite shortcomings, Kenyans have set a new and higher electoral bar for themselves, their neighbors, and the rest of Africa—demonstrating how closely contested elections can be credibly resolved through sufficiently independent institutions.