Africa

Though the 2013 general elections were relatively peaceful, Kenya is still deeply divided and ethnically polarised.

Mali and its international partners need to seize the moment for national dialogue to forestall renewed political and security crises. 

Overdue legislative elections in Guinea could rapidly degenerate into violence in the absence of consensus on electoral procedures.

Only a comprehensive solution can end Sudan’s vicious civil wars that are exacting a horrendous toll on the country and its peoples.

Preparations for elections in Kenya turn into high gear today as the parties in the three major coalitions nominate their candidates.

The fight against entrenched armed groups in eastern Congo such as the ADF-Nalu needs to switch from a military to an intelligence-based approach. The full briefing is only available in French.

Rising piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, which supplies around 40 per cent of Europe’s oil and 29 per cent of the U.S.’s, demands effective regional security cooperation and better economic governance to prevent the region becoming another Gulf of Aden. The full report is currently only available in French.