Africa

The US need to contend with China and Russia may obscure the accumulation of risk from many individual tradeoffs.

This week's developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.

A Security Council resolution on funding AU missions risks not only peacekeeping but also UN human rights and civilian protection priorities.

Sanctions programs could benefit from certain measures to restore their function as a critical U.N. Security Council tool for peace.

Whether observation missions in upcoming Sahel elections will help or hinder a return to civilian rule depends on a range of factors.

This arc reveals both the African Union’s strengths and weaknesses in stopping atrocity crimes, and what it might yet accomplish.

EU presses to let mandate end despite commission finding that “past and current abuses in these four regions demand further investigation.”

SADC leaders should follow their monitoring mission's lead with credible support amid the country's tensions.

Since MSF raised the alarm about sexual violence and the crisis in eastern DRC as a whole, a slew of diplomats, U.N. officials, and local authorities have visited and expressed…

Even in the short time left before the Aug. 23 vote, there are steps the government can take to enhance the quality of the elections.

The government of The Gambia, ECOWAS, and the AU have a responsibility to action the decades-long justice and accountability demands of the victims and survivors of the Jammeh-era…

Accountability for the crime of aggression matters because acts of aggression can lead to other grave crimes, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.