A Blueprint for Peace
The AU’s African Peace and Security Architecture Must Overcome Challenges to Fulfill Its Mission
By Tim Murithi/Institute For Justice And Reconciliation
Tim Murithi, Ph.D., is the head of the Justice and Reconciliation in Africa…
Where Am I?
CLUES
Founded at the beginning of the 1st millennium B.C., this city started out as a Phoenician port.
The city had existed for more than 600 years when one of its sons, Septimius Severus, became Roman emperor in 193 A.D.
The Romans…
Avoiding Another Crisis in the Central African Republic
The sectarian violence in the Central African Republic has uprooted nearly 1 million people, and it is estimated that 2.2 million, about half the population, need humanitarian aid.
Drug supplies to clinics and hospitals have been…
Floating School Brings Hope to ‘Venice of Africa’
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Makoko, Nigeria, known as the “slum on stilts” and the “Venice of Africa,” hopes a new floating school will create a better future for children there. The school, built entirely by locals and launched in 2013, has a…
Robots Direct Traffic in DRC’s Capital
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Can robots ease traffic chaos in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo? A small cooperative, which developed the solution and is testing two robots, thinks so. And it wants to promote the concept across…
Man Poised to be First Black African in Space
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Mandla Maseko, 25, of the Mabopane district near Pretoria, South Africa, will fly 103 kilometers into space in 2015 after winning a competition organized by a United States-based space academy. He beat 1 million other…
The Power of People
Taking Time to Engage Civilian Leaders Can Build Partnerships that Enhance Security
The village of Gofat spreads out beyond the rocky crags that punctuate the southernmost sands of the Sahara in Niger. More than 1,000 people call it home,…
Everyday Allies
A Nigerien Colonel Stresses the Importance of Civilian Help in the Fight Against Extremism
ADF STAFF
Col. Mahamane Laminou Sani is director of military intelligence for the Nigerien Army (forces armées nigériennes — FAN) and is based in…
Casevac Training Pays Off in Niger
Cessna 208 Flight Crews Use New Skills to Save a Life
ADF STAFF
The annual Festival de L’Aïr in Iférouane, Niger, draws crowds from throughout the nation’s northern region. Those attending the event celebrated rich Tuareg culture with…
In Central African Republic, A Crisis for Children
Adf staff
A young boy sits on a stool, stares at a chalkboard, and writes in his notebook. His classroom is the porch of a home built during French colonial times in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR). His improvised school makes him…