An Academic and Research Institute with a Pan-African Reach

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.

Academic Programmes

One of the tasks Addis Ababa University has bestowed upon the IPSS is training academic staff from other universities in Ethiopia. To undertake this national task, IPSS accepts students from national and regional institutions and trains them in the programme.

Policy Dialogues

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.

Tana Forum

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.

Research

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.

Latest News & Events

Apply Now: Executive Master’s in Managing Peace and Security in Africa (MPSA)

13/06/2025 | News

Are you a mid- to senior-level professional working in peace, security, governance, or development in Africa? The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) is now accepting applications for Cohort 21 of its Executive Master’s Degree in Managing Peace and...

Call for an Expression of Interest to develop the Tana Papers

28/05/2025 | News

Key Theme: Africa in an Evolving Global Order: Threats to Multilateralism No of Papers: Four Publisher: The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), TANA Forum Secretariat. Introduction The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) of Addis Ababa...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Scientific Writing & Publishing Workshop for PhD Students and Early Career Postdoctoral Researchers (Summer 2025) in Nairobi

20/05/2025 | News

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities launched twenty Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE) in the summer of 2023. These clusters are intended to address key societal and scientific...

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An Academic and Research Institute with a Pan-African Reach

Academic Programmes

Policy Dialogues

Tana Forum

Research

Latest News & Events

Apply Now: Executive Master’s in Managing Peace and Security in Africa (MPSA)

Call for an Expression of Interest to develop the Tana Papers

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Scientific Writing & Publishing Workshop for PhD Students and Early Career Postdoctoral Researchers (Summer 2025) in Nairobi

Ranks among the TOP 50 think-tanks in Africa

Latest Publications

A Note to ECCAS: DDR in DRC

Building a Pan-African Feminist Peace

Smuggling against Industrialisation: Towards a Quasi-Bilateral Industrial Policy in West Africa

Upcoming Events

“PEACE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH?”: BUILDING ON COMMUNIQUÉ 1083 OF THE AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL

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