The Africa Center’s research provides strategic analysis of Africa’s security challenges and offers practical, evidence-based insights into paths forward. The Center builds on a strong network of relationships on the continent to publish products from our experts and African scholars and practitioners that facilitate an exchange of views on effective strategies for advancing African security.
Security Briefs
Concise analyses of critical security challenges
Research Papers
In-depth background on strategic concerns
Special Reports
Deep looks at still-evolving issues
Security Briefs
Concise analyses of critical security challenges
The Growing Complexity of Farmer-Herder Conflict in West and Central Africa
Leif Brottem | July 2021
The Puzzle of JNIM and Militant Islamist Groups in the Sahel
Daniel Eizenga and Wendy Williams | December 2020
Geostrategic Dimensions of Libya’s Civil War
Tarek Megerisi | May 2020
Responding to the Rise in Violent Extremism in the Sahel
Pauline Le Roux | December 2019
From Urban Fragility to Urban Stability
Stephen Commins | June 2018
The Maghreb’s Fragile Edges
Anouar Boukhars | March 2018
Criminality in Africa’s Fishing Industry: A Threat to Human Security
André Standing | June 2017
Islamist Extremism in East Africa
Abdisaid M. Ali | August 2016
Governance, Accountability, and Security in Nigeria
Oluwakemi Okenyodo | June 2016
Research Papers
In-depth background on strategic concerns
Shifting Borders: Africa’s Displacement Crisis and Its Security Implications
Wendy Williams | October 2019
Assessing Attitudes of the Next Generation of African Security Sector Professionals
Kwesi Aning and Joseph Siegle | May 2019
Advancing Military Professionalism in Africa
Emile Ouédraogo | July 2014
Africa’s Information Revolution: Implications for Crime, Policing, and Citizen Security
Steven Livingston | November 2013
Fragility and State-Society Relations in South Sudan
Kate Almquist Knopf | September 2013
Stress-Testing South Africa: The Tenuous Foundations of One of Africa’s Stable States
Assis Malaquias | July 2011
Africa’s Evolving Infosystems: A Pathway to Security and Stability
Steven Livingston | March 2011
Enhancing Civilian Protection in Peace Operations: Insights from Africa
Paul Williams | September 2010
Special Reports
Deep looks at still-evolving issues
Envisioning a Stable South Sudan
May 2018
The Anatomy of the Resource Curse: Predatory Investment in Africa’s Extractive Industries
J.R. Mailey | May 2015
Advancing Stability and Reconciliation in Guinea-Bissau: Lessons from Africa’s First Narco-State
Davin O’Regan and Peter Thompson | June 2013
Africa and the Arab Spring: A New Era of Democratic Expectations
Africa Center for Strategic Studies | November 2011