The ADF’s resilience stems from kidnapping economies, forced recruitment and governance failures that military operations cannot address alone.

If formally recognised, unarmed civilian protection and community-based early warning can offer a path to sustaining stability and security amid...

Operational constraints and regional tensions prevent the UN peacekeeping mission from responding effectively to escalating violence in the DRC.

The US-brokered negotiations aim to secure the Rwandan forces’ withdrawal from eastern DRC and end Rwanda’s support to AFC/M23.

Transitions in Central Africa could become tools to strengthen political and economic governance and avert instability.