In Focus
Peace and Security
This beat covers conflict resolution, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding activities; women’s involvement in peace and security; and efforts by individuals and governments to finally ‘Silence the Guns’ in Africa.
It was just words until it wasn’t: A survivor’s call to counter hate speech before it’s too late
Peace & Security
On the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, survivor Germaine Tuyisenge Müller reflects on how words fueled Rwanda’s darkest chapter—and why today’s growing wave of hate speech must be challenged with urgency, education, and empathy.
UN Peacekeeper honoured for championing gender in Abyei
UN peacekeepingGhana
Squadron Leader Sharon Syme of Ghana is the 2024 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award winner.
Zainab Gbla: The Peacekeeper who planted seeds of hope wins UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award
UN peacekeeping
Chief Superintendent Zainab Gbla, a Sierra Leonean working with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Abyei, is transforming lives in one of Africa's most fragile regions.
ECOWAS at 50: Our focus remains peace, security and prosperity
Social Protection
Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, says the body is stronger now than ever.
Editor Picks
—Bience Gawanas, Under Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa
Food insecurity, conflicts, terrorism, displacement and climate change effects compound challenges
—Ambassador Mamman Nuhu, Lake Chad Basin Commission Executive Secretary
Youth empowerment is key to success for peaceful alternatives that keep them engaged
Insecurity persists in the DR Congo, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Mali and Libya
— Ms. Aïssatou Hayatou, ‘Silencing the Guns’ operations manager
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