Member Articles

Many UN Security Council members still consider African crises to be of secondary concern. This considers what it will take for the three elected African members to the Council to shape debates, break geopolitical deadlocks, and guide collective action.

In order to defuse the conflict of the Nile water, it might be necessary for Egypt to compensate Ethiopia for concessions on the GERD, and Germany and its European partners should help.

This argues that government authorities should focus their attention on the less glamorous work of safeguarding public health, household incomes, and the financial system, instead of interest rates.

SAIIA’s newly established Atoms for Africa’s Development Project explores how African countries can benefit more from the peaceful application of nuclear technology to support the region’s development aspirations

Internal divisions and the internationalization of the Libyan conflict form a quagmire that the world has struggled to resolve. To play a useful role, the AU needs to present a more neutral and unified front.

China is increasingly seen as the central threat to the liberal Western world order. This argues that the growing sense that this shift is unstoppable creates a climate of discussion that overlooks important alternatives.

The selection of the first secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area turned into a competition between the continent’s two economic giants, South Africa and Nigeria. It was a reminder that they are likely to clash more in the future.

Renewed clashes in Libya have confirmed the intractable nature of the country’s conflict. This argues that its unpredictability is not only challenging the feeble response of the international community, but also exposing its divisions.

This finds that the African Union has finally acknowledged the terrorist threat, but has had limited results in countering terrorism in Africa.

As the civil war in Syria moves towards an end, it becomes ever more difficult to postpone resolution of the toughest issues. This piece examines the priorities of each actor, which are not easy to reconcile.