by Lielit Teklay | Jul 24, 2026 | Insight
Traditional institutions have long served as the backbone of social, economic, political and cultural lives of human beings. These institutions continue to influence contemporary governance, conflict resolution, identity formation, and community cohesion. Their...
by Lielit Teklay | Jul 17, 2026 | Insight
While sitting in a street in a grocery in Bole Sub-city of Addis Ababa, on 21 May 2025, I noticed the grocery owner in an emotionally charged conversation with his friend. The heated discussion was over a disagreement with nearby church administrators. As a customer...
by Lielit Teklay | Jul 11, 2026 | Insight
For a brief moment in late March 2026, it seemed like Africa had made up its mind on the candidacy for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. The African Union Commission had backed Macky Sall, presenting him as the continent’s choice to contend for one of...
by Lielit Teklay | Jul 3, 2026 | Insight
Peace and security instruments of the African Union, including its Constitutive Act, relevant charters, protocols, and communiqués, contain an inherent assumption that preventive and response interventions can yield constructive outcomes. If they had anticipated...
by Lielit Teklay | Jun 27, 2026 | Insight
In the book chapter Justice and Reconciliation in Africa: The Emergence of the African Union Transitional Justice Policy, Tim Murithi, a renowned scholar of African Studies, examines Africa’s innovation and experimentation in transitional justice and provides a...
by Lielit Teklay | Jun 20, 2026 | Insight
Slavery is one of the darkest chapters in world history. Many victims have been forgotten, hidden, and stripped of their dignity, culture, and autonomy. The impacts of slavery are still prevalent in today’s world; from the way we perceive to the way we are perceived,...
