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Political Finance in the Digital Age: The Case of Nigeria Open
Laws regulating the financing of electoral politics in Nigeria, including on political party and campaign finance, are guided by the 1999 Constitution, the 2022 Electoral Act, and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) 2022…
Regional Economic Communities and Peacebuilding in Africa Open
This book outlines challenges to the effective operation of regional economic communities (RECs) with regards to peacebuilding in Africa.\nCritically examining these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective, with a focus on comparative…
Regional economic communities and peacebuilding in Africa Open
Chapter Eight of the United Nations Charter recognises the option of regional institutions to take appropriate action over matters relating to international peace and security, provided such institutions and/or their activities are consist…
Introduction Open
This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the nexus between regional conflict, peace, security, and development in Africa, drawing on the case of two African regional economic communities (RECs): the Economic Community of West African …
The legacy of Pan-Africanism in African integration today Open
Pan-Africanism was a vital force in the decolonisation and liberation struggles of the African continent. Today, some regional integration initiatives are part of the legacy of Pan-Africanism. Nevertheless, a retreat in Pan-Africanist cons…
Peace negotiations and agreements in Africa : why they fail and how to improve them Open
Peace is not just the absence of conflict. The self-interest lying behind external ‘support’ can take many shapes. The pursuit of justice can sometimes thwart peace efforts. And, last but not least, simply adding more women to peace negoti…
The future of EU-Africa cooperation beyond the Cotonou agreement Open
There is profound concern in large circles in Africa that the Cotonou Agreement obstructs African governments from supporting domestic production, and that the EU is splitting Africa in two by striking separate deals with different African…
Ethiopia in the United Nations Security Council 2017-2018 Open
Enforce the ‘African solutions to African problems’ principle in the UN and promote cooperation with the African Union and its regional communities. That is what Ethiopia should work for during its two-year term in the Security Council. To…
Regional Economic Communities and Peacebuilding in Africa: The Experiences of ECOWAS and IGAD Open
African states have responded to the challenges of the post-Cold War international system mostly by collectively promoting subregional and continental-wide initiatives in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Admittedly, the existence of …
Growing mistrust – a threat to democracy in Ghana : opportunities and challenges in the upcoming general elections Open
In comparison with other African countries, faith in democracy is strong in Ghana. But the legal tussles that followed the last general election in 2012, and the disqualification of some candidates on trifling grounds in the lead-up to thi…
Sweden's bid for a UN Security Council seat and what Africa stands to gain Open
The Swedish government should involve the African diaspora in Sweden to secure the support of African countries in the UN. It also needs to clarify in what ways Sweden's feminist foreign policy is compatible with African values of respect …