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The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at the Addis Ababa University is the premiere institute for education, research, and policy dialogues on peace and security in Africa.

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IPSS Insights is a weekly opinion platform featuring short, accessible, and timely commentaries on current affairs, primarily from IPSS staff. It amplifies research and ideas from the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, including highlights from the African Solutions (AfSol) journal.

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Policy Dialogues is part of the Africa Peace and Security Programme (APSP). It is a platform for African leaders, stakeholders and thought leaders to collaboratively engage in exploring and exchanging ideas on African-led solutions to security challenges.

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Frank, relevant and candid dialogue is fundamental to resolving conflict and transforming societies. The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa is an annual meeting that brings together African leaders and stakeholders to engage and explore African-led security solutions.

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IPSS provides recognized academic education and professional training in conflict analysis, prevention, management and resolution. It also conducts academic and applied research in the area of peace and security that takes into account the interaction between governance, human security, socio-economic development and sustainable peace.

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Transitional Justice for Whom? A Reading Response

Transitional Justice for Whom? A Reading Response

Apr 22, 2026 |

In Rethinking Transitional Justice for the Twenty-First Century: Beyond the end of history, Dustin Sharp explores in chapter three the question to whom transitional justice is aimed at by placing emphasis on victims and communities’ transitional justice initiatives...

ARUA EARLY CAREER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 2026

ARUA EARLY CAREER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 2026

Feb 25, 2026 |

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard  Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is launching this Early-Career  Research Fellowship program. The initiative will fund up to forty-two (42) early-career ...

High-Level Courtesy Visit

High-Level Courtesy Visit

Feb 17, 2026 |

The ARUA Secretary-General, Prof. John Owusu Gyapong, along with Prof. Worash Getaneh, Vice President for Research and Innovation at Addis Ababa University, visited us today. During the visit, Dr. Mercy Fekadu, IPSS and the ARUA CoE Director along with ARUA research...

We will be hosting several breakfast meeting through out the year with the given tentative date in collaboration with FES.

    • War on Iran: Repercussions on the Horn of Africa – 21st May
    • Second Breakfast Meeting – June
    • Third Breakfast Meeting – August
    • Fourth Breakfast Meeting – September

The Institute for Peace and Security Studies is planning several monthly briefings for 2026, all of which will be held in the IPSS New Conference Room.

The scheduled topics and their tentative dates are:

    • Cloud Capital and Peace and Security (July 2026)
    • Food Security – GMO (August 2026 tentative)
    • Insider Mediation (End of August)
    • Global Initiative for IHL: Advocating for a Common Position (November)
    • Democracy, UCG: Africa’s Next Phase (To Be Confirmed – TBC)

The Institute for Peace and Security Studies – IPSS, in collaboration with FES, will organize this event. The tentative date for the event is the end of May 2026.

The following meetings are tentatively scheduled for the dates indicated:

    • WBG- Exit/Partners’ Meeting – 28th May
    • Health and APSA – June

We are planning a series of breakfast meetings this year, in collaboration with FES, with the following tentative schedule:

      • 21st May: War on Iran: Repercussions on the Horn of Africa
      • June: Second Breakfast Meeting
      • August: Third Breakfast Meeting
      • September: Fourth Breakfast Meeting

This year, we plan to host a number of meetings both before and after the Tana Forum. The tentative schedule for these events is as follows:

Pre-Tana Events:

      • Tana Board Meeting – April 28
      • Tana Experts’ Meeting – April 29
      • 2 Pre-Tana Forum Events – June – August (Dates to be confirmed)

Post-Tana Events:

      • 2 Post-Tana Forum Events – November 2026 – March 2027 (Dates to be confirmed)

The event is scheduled for June 2026 and will be held at the new IPSS conference hall. It is a collaborative effort with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo.

IPSS Calendar of  Events