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Research and analysis on Africa and sub-saharan Africa. To see the work of the RUSI Nairobi, visit: https://rusi.org/Nairobi
"In March 2020 it announced a plan to develop a “new comprehensive EU strategy with Africa”.Dr Andrew Edward Yaw Tchie, Senior Research Fellow for Africa Security, and Obasanjo Fellow, RUSI, said this would be built on five partnerships: green transition; digital transformation; sustainable growth and jobs; peace and governance; and migration and mobility. "
The UK and Sub-Saharan Africa: prosperity, peace and development co-operation
In The News, 10 July 2020 Tags: International Security Studies, Africa
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Multimedia, 15 May 2020
North Korea adapts its proliferation financing activities to the particular opportunities available in each of the regions in which it operates. Sub-Saharan Africa has been no different.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Africa, Pacific
"Successive missions by Western powers in the Sahel “have not done enough to address the root causes of conflict and instability and have added new layers of insecurity which is now spreading throughout parts of Africa,” the think tank has said. "
Britain is joining an ‘unwinnable’ fight in the Sahel: think tank
In The News, 13 May 2020 Tags: Sudan, Africa
" In an era of COVID-19, a nuanced approach to the linkages between organised crime and resilience is more important than ever. "
A Human Security Approach to Illicit Trafficking in a Post-Pandemic North Africa
In The News, 8 May 2020 Tags: Africa
Africa, the Coronavirus Pandemic and China
Commentary, 29 April 2020
Greg Mills
How the current pandemic may have an impact on Africa’s relations with, and attitudes to, China.
Tags: China, Coronavirus, Art, Culture and Literature, Law and Ethics, Resilience, Africa
Africa Needs a United, Multidimensional Approach to Coronavirus
Commentary, 24 April 2020
Andrew Tchie
The full impact of coronavirus on Africa is yet to be felt. Still, it is clear that African states will need to make difficult decisions about how they deal with the pandemic and its political and security consequences.
Tags: Coronavirus, United Nations, African Union, AfricaPages
Africa, the Coronavirus Pandemic and China
Commentary, 29 April 2020Greg Mills
How the current pandemic may have an impact on Africa’s relations with, and attitudes to, China.
China, Coronavirus, Art, Culture and Literature, Law and Ethics, Resilience, Africa
Africa Needs a United, Multidimensional Approach to Coronavirus
Commentary, 24 April 2020Andrew Tchie
The full impact of coronavirus on Africa is yet to be felt. Still, it is clear that African states will need to make difficult decisions about how they deal with the pandemic and its political and security consequences.
Coronavirus, United Nations, African Union, Africa
Building Links and Local Security in Mali
Commentary, 16 April 2020Jack Watling
There are plenty of questions about the purpose and utility of the impending British deployment to Mali. But there are also some answers.
Armed Forces, Tackling Extremism, Military Sciences, The War on Terror, Global Security Issues, Al-Qa'ida, Land Forces, Military Personnel, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Terrorism, Africa
We Should Exempt Africa from the UK-Russia Geopolitical Confrontation
Commentary, 15 November 2019Andrey Kortunov
Their differences notwithstanding, the UK and Russia could cooperate in Africa.
Russia, UK, Global Security Issues, Africa
Britain and Russia in Africa: Not Necessarily at Loggerheads
Commentary, 31 October 2019Barnaby Fletcher
Both Britain and Russia are seeking to re-engage with Africa. While their approaches differ, the continent is big enough to accommodate both of them.
UK-Russia Security Dialogue, AfricaPages
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Multimedia, 15 May 2020North Korea adapts its proliferation financing activities to the particular opportunities available in each of the regions in which it operates. Sub-Saharan Africa has been no different.
Tags: Counter-Proliferation Finance, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Africa, Pacific
The Southern Stratagem: North Korean Proliferation Financing in Southern and Eastern Africa
Occasional Papers, 24 April 2020Darya Dolzikova and Anagha Joshi
Southern and eastern Africa has been one of the regions targeted by North Korean proliferation financing activities. Measures to address vulnerabilities can reduce countries’ risk exposure to this...
Occasional Papers, Counter-Proliferation Finance, North Korea, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Africa
Preventive Communication: Emerging Lessons from Participative Approaches to Countering Violent Extremism in Kenya
RUSI Journal, 11 March 2020Matt Freear and Andrew Glazzard
Effective approaches to preventing and countering violent extremism should emphasise the agency of those at risk.
RUSI Journal, Terrorism and Conflict, Terrorism, Africa
Lessons Learned from P/CVE Youth Mentorship
Conference Reports, 10 October 2019Tina Wilchen Christensen
A report of the Lessons Learned from P/CVE Youth Mentorship conference hosted by RUSI in the Horn of Africa in Nairobi, Kenya.
RUSI International, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Terrorism and Conflict, Conference Reports, STRIVE, Resilience, Terrorism, Africa
An Inevitable Tragedy or Tentative Hope in Sudan?
RUSI Newsbrief, 19 July 2019Michael Jones
Whether the recently agreed peace deal in Sudan, allegedly aimed at a democratic transition and civilian rule, will lead to stability is far from a forgone conclusion.
RUSI Newsbrief, African Union, Terrorism and Conflict, Sudan, Domestic Security, National Security, Africa
Clan Conflict and Violent Extremism in the North-Eastern Counties of Kenya
Conference Reports, 28 June 2019Gayatri Sahgal, Timothy Kimaiyo, Abdulrahman Hamo Mohamed, Stephen Rotich, David Karienye and Ahmed Osman Warfa
The Conference on Clan Conflict and Violent Extremism in the North-Eastern Counties of Kenya, held by RUSI in January 2019, shared research on the connections between clan conflicts and violent...
RUSI International, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Conference Reports, European Union, Counterinsurgency, International Responses, Global Security Issues, STRIVE, Resilience, Terrorism, AfricaPages
Africa in Perspective
Events, 24 June 2020A half-day webinar with senior Africa experts examining the continent's progress amid the backdrop of threats from armed violence.
Africa
Mapping a Pandemic: East Africa and the Horn’s Conflict and Security Challenges in a Time of Pandemic
Events, 16 April 2020RUSI experts offer their assessments on the impact of Covid-19 in Africa
Coronavirus, Horn of Africa, International Security Studies, Africa
Emerging Security Issues in the Horn of Africa
Events, 27 June 2019At this event, Ambassador Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, spoke on emerging security issues in the Horn of Africa.
Terrorism and Conflict, Africa
RUSI MEMBERS ONLY: The Nigerian Army's Operation against Boko Haram
Events, 26 June 2017Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai is the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria and addressed RUSI Members on current Nigerian land operations and the fight against Boko Haram.
Africa
BY INVITATION ONLY: Roundtable on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in East Africa
Events, 12 May 2017To coincide with the London Somalia Conference 2017, The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) hosts a...
Horn of Africa, Terrorism and Conflict, Terrorism, AfricaPages
"In March 2020 it announced a plan to develop a “new comprehensive EU strategy with Africa”.Dr Andrew Edward Yaw Tchie, Senior Research Fellow for Africa Security, and Obasanjo Fellow, RUSI, said this would be built on five partnerships: green transition; digital transformation; sustainable growth and jobs; peace and governance; and migration and mobility."
The UK and Sub-Saharan Africa: prosperity, peace and development co-operation
In The News, 10 July 2020 Tags: International Security Studies, Africa
"Successive missions by Western powers in the Sahel “have not done enough to address the root causes of conflict and instability and have added new layers of insecurity which is now spreading throughout parts of Africa,” the think tank has said."
Britain is joining an ‘unwinnable’ fight in the Sahel: think tank
In The News, 13 May 2020 Tags: Sudan, Africa
" In an era of COVID-19, a nuanced approach to the linkages between organised crime and resilience is more important than ever."
A Human Security Approach to Illicit Trafficking in a Post-Pandemic North Africa
In The News, 8 May 2020 Tags: Africa
" Sudan analyst Jihad Mashamoun, and Andrew Tchie, a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think-tank, call for Sudan to appoint independent provisional parliamentarians who reflect Sudan’s diversity and hold the Sovereign Council, FFC and Cabinet to account"
#SudanUprising: Ongoing Issues in Sudan’s Democratic Transition
In The News, 22 April 2020 Tags: Sudan, Africa
"Sudan is at a defining moment. But the country’s history and legacy of military rule and conflict leaves it at risk of continued violence. "
Democracy in Sudan: more work needed
In The News, 7 April 2020 Tags: Sudan, Africa
The UK Ministry of Defence’s Adoption of the Government-Wide System for Project Approvals
Western Way of War: Air Marshal Philip Osborn
India Must Secure the Indian Ocean to Deter China’s Assertion Along the Border