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,...
by Lielit Teklay | Jun 13, 2026 | Insight
The global landscape features a troubling paradox: mobilizing billions to wage war is readily embraced as an act of patriotism and state sovereignty, while financing the foundations of peace often remains an underfunded afterthought. From global defence expenditures,...
by Lielit Teklay | Jun 6, 2026 | Insight
The Strait of Hormuz is often treated as a distant geopolitical flashpoint, far removed from everyday realities in African capitals. Yet, disruptions there expose some of the deepest vulnerabilities in African economies. When tensions rise in that narrow waterway, the...
by Lielit Teklay | May 30, 2026 | Insight
When we think about resistance under apartheid, we tend to picture mass protests, underground movements, and armed struggle. This understanding misses something of equal importance, the settle and at times silent indirect resistance. During the South Africa Apartheid...