Daily Maverick
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 06:35
By general consensus, the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia is about the only thing keeping that country from falling apart. Except that the mission is struggling to keep itself together, with internal tensions threatening to explode ahead of September’s make or break presidential election.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 - 09:21
Due to a scheduling quirk, all the terms of all 15 members of the A.U.’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) expire this year. At this summit, a new PSC must be elected. There will be some familiar names, most obviously Nigeria, which has de facto permanent member status (each region selects three countries to represent it, and Nigeria’s influence in West Africa is such that its selection is guaranteed).
Crisis in Burundi: From Non-Interference to Non-Indifference, Invoking the Responsibility to Protect
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 06:55
Indifference and inertia among African states may mean that the United Nations could be called in to prevent atrocities, and a return to mass-scale violence in Burundi.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 06:31
Not long ago, Burundi’s army was considered the greatest success of the 2000 Arusha peace accords, which brought a gradual end to a civil war that began in 1993. Today, the army is nearing its breaking point.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 06:58
There are nowhere near enough female peacekeepers serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions. Obviously, this is a problem, but it’s not just about representation. It’s also because female peacekeepers are often more effective than their male counterparts.
Monday, August 24, 2015 - 07:10
Despite some notable counterinsurgency successes, Mali remains highly unstable, with jihadist attacks taking place since the beginning of the year beyond the usual theatre of operations in the country’s northern areas, threatening its neighbors.
Friday, July 24, 2015 - 06:31
Election day came and went in Burundi, over the protestations of just about everybody except President Pierre Nkurunziza and his ruling CNDD-FDD party. The question now is not about the result, which is a foregone conclusion, but about what comes next.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - 06:16
This week, delegates from across the world are meeting at the University of Johannesburg to discuss financial transparency and human rights.
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 07:09
While President Pierre Nkurunziza was stuck in Dar es Salaam tweeting up a storm, his former intelligence chief was busy taking over the country. Many welcomed the coup, celebrating in the streets of Bujumbura, but it’s far from clear who (if anyone) actually controls Burundi – or what it means for the country’s fragile democracy.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 07:23
With numerous conflicts happening on the African continent, crisis in Yemen might become another one of them. It is fast becoming an African war as nearly half of Saudi Arabia’s international coalition against the Houthi rebels comes from Africa.