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The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends look at 1) the role of regional and international interventions in resolving the crisis in Sudan following the ousting of Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir fr...chevron_right

The articles in this Conflict Trends edition address 1) the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which aims to create a single continental market for goods and services; 2) the need to build state resilience regarding terrorism in southern and eastern Africa; 3) youth perceptions of the electoral and political system in South Africa; 4) if amnesties, as used in conflict settlements, are compatible with the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; 5) human-wildlife conflict and wildlife conservation in Namibia, and 6) the history of Biafran secessionist activity.chevron_right

The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends look at 1) the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) efforts to resolve Guinea-Bissau’s protracted political crisis, 2015-2019; 2) the bas...chevron_right

The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends look at 1) the implementation of the first stage of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS); 2)...chevron_right

The articles in this AJCR issue focus on 1) Nelson Mandela’s political life, including an argument for interpretation of Mandela as an advocate of ‘decolonial humanism’; 2) the role of memorialization...chevron_right

The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends look a 1) the impact of the UN Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) through the case of Gambella in Ethiopia; 2) the political process in Zim...chevron_right

The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends look a 1) adaptive mediation, a process whereby the content of agreements emerges from interaction among participants; 2) the Joint Force of the Group o...chevron_right

The articles in this issue cover 1) how investment in youth engagement, women’s empowerment, and transitional justice and the rule of law can help further peace in The Gambia; 2) the reasons for growing restrictions on civic space in Africa and the response...chevron_right

The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends look a 1) the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan and the conflict environment in the country; 2) what 2015 Bamako A...chevron_right

The six articles in this AJCR issue focus on: 1) the drivers fueling the ‘ethnification’ of electoral conflict in Kenya; 2) ethnic conflict in Ethiopia and how the country’s federal system could be contributing to its occurrence; 3) the state’s role in...chevron_right

The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends look at 1) the contested link between democracy and development in Africa; 2) international cooperation as a means of enhancing state capacities to implement the African Charter on Maritime Security...chevron_right

This AJCR issue focuses on contemporary conceptions of conflict prevention, management and resolution in Africa. The individual articles focus on 1) a collective non-violent approach towards ending conflict in the Niger Delta region; 2) how the formal legal systems...chevron_right

The articles in this issue of Conflict Trends focus on 1) the importance of national peace infrastructures in combating Guinea-Bissau’s protracted political instability; 2) the dilemmas that societies in transition face in accessing justice after conflict...chevron_right

As the African Union approaches the 10th anniversary of its mission in Somalia (AMISOM), what progress has it made and, perhaps most importantly, what mission exit strategy does it envision for the future? This conference report lays out the takeaways in…chevron_right

The articles in this edition of Conflict Trends journal focus on 1) conflict-sensitive repatriation; 2) security and conflict management in Africa’s borderlands; 3) the utility of inclusive national dialogue in suppressing conflict in...chevron_right