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Implementing Peace and Security Architecture: West Africa

Recommended research   published by International Crisis Group on April 30, 2016

This report considers reforms needed to improve ECOWAS’s collective action in the face of formidable challenges to peace and security in West Africa.

Maritime Safety and Security: Crucial for Africa’s Strategic Future

Spotlight   published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on March 4, 2016

Maritime access gives Africa a major strategic advantage. Yet none of its 38 coastal states can fully claim sovereignty over territorial waters.

Uganda’s Complicated Elections: Six Underlying Issues to Watch

Spotlight   published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on February 21, 2016

Beyond the vote totals of Uganda’s competing presidential candidates, Uganda’s democratic progress is ultimately dependent on shoring up the institutions on which not only elections but day-to-day democratic governance relies. This review reveals a mixed record.

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Combating Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

Africa Security Brief No. 30   published by Adeniyi Adejimi Osinowo on February 28, 2015

Stronger national, regional, and international political commitments are needed to reverse the worsening trend of maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea.

Wildlife Poaching: Africa’s Surging Trafficking Threat

Africa Security Brief No. 28   published by Bradley Anderson and Johan Jooste on May 31, 2014

Surging demand for ivory and rhino horn, mainly in Asia, has put wild African elephants and rhinoceroses on the path to extinction. More than an environmental tragedy, however, wildlife poaching and trafficking has exacerbated other security threats and led to the co-option of certain African security units. African states need to develop a broad range of law enforcement capabilities to tackle what is effectively a transnational organized crime challenge. Asian and other international partners, meanwhile, must take action to reduce runaway demand for wildlife products.

Africa’s Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions

Africa Security Brief No. 17   published by Mathurin C. Houngnikpo on January 31, 2012

Institutionalization of democratic norms in Africa’s militaries often lags behind advances made in civilian institutions and civil society.