Africa

Oil, business and borders

The unblended Ugandan cocktail

Photo by International Alert/SWORD ImagesDuring the past three months, International Alert has been working with local partners in Uganda to understand the challenges facing local communities in the country’s fledgling oil region.

Bernard Atuhaire - Senior Research and Communications Officer, Uganda
Fri, 30/08/2013

Solidarity among Africa's youth

Helping young people continue the legacy of pan-Africanism

Photo by International Alert/SWORD ImagesNext month International Alert will co-host the second in a series of conferences on the topic of 'Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance'.

Lulsegged Abebe - Senior Advisor on the African Union
Fri, 23/08/2013

Peace and conflict in northern Uganda

Monitoring the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan

Photo by International Alert/SWORD ImagesOur latest research in Uganda examines the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) on peace and conflict in the region.

Robert Esuruku - Head of Research, Uganda
Wed, 28/08/2013

What next for Mali's post-election leadership?

An opinion piece by our Director of Emerging Programmes

This article first appeared on the Thomson Reuters Foundation website here.

Tue, 13/08/2013

Monitoring the impact of the PRDP on peace and conflict in northern Uganda

International Alert
July, 2013
International Alert
56 pages
London, UK
978-1-909578-22-7

This study examines the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) on peace and conflict in the region. It is the second in a series of studies which examine the impact of the PRDP on peace and conflict in northern Uganda over a five-year period. This study presents the findings from 2012. The PRDP was introduced in 2007 as a comprehensive framework designed to guide efforts to consolidate peace and security and lay the foundation for recovery and development in the region.

This study examines the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) on peace and conflict in the region. 

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Monitoring the impact of the PRDP on peace and conflict in Acholi and Lango

International Alert
July, 2013
International Alert
80 pages
London, UK
978-1-909578-23-4

This study examines the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) on peace and conflict in the sub-regions of Acholi and Lango. It is the first in a series of studies which will examine the impact of the PRDP on peace and conflict in northern Uganda over a five-year period. This study presents comparative findings from a 2011 baseline survey and 2012 re-run surveys. The PRDP was introduced in 2007 as a comprehensive framework designed to guide efforts to consolidate peace and security and lay the foundation for recovery and development in the region.

This study examines the impact of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) on peace and conflict in the sub-regions of Acholi and Lango.

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Crime, violence and conflict

Rethinking peacebuilding to meet contemporary challenges
International Alert
July, 2013
International Alert
6 pages
London, UK
978-1-909578-20-3

Given the nature of pervasive violence, peacebuilding needs to throw its net wider, to encompass all kinds of pervasive violence in society as part of its remit. This means that peacebuilding organisations should work more deliberately on other types of organised violence and in a sense rethink peacebuilding – focusing not only on conventional conflict settings, but also targeting unconventional types of conflict. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities for peacebuilders in responding to criminal groups in conflict environments. This is part of our Peace Focus series.

This paper examines the challenges and opportunities for peacebuilders in responding to criminal groups in conflict environments. This is part of our Peace Focus series.

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Mining in Africa

How to mitigate risks in areas affected by conflict

Platinum mine, South Africa, 2007. Photo by LianeGreeffLast month International Alert participated in the conference 'Sharing the benefits of the commodity boom', organised by Mining on Top: Africa in partnership with the Commonwealth Business Council and UK Trade and Investment.

Zahed Yousuf - Senior Programme Officer
Fri, 26/07/2013

Land and minerals - resources for peace?

International Alert's Peace Talks event provides "glimpses of a better future" for DRC

International Alert, in partnership with the School of Global Studies at Sussex University and the Royal Commonwealth Society, held the fifth in its series of Peace Talks events, which was on the subject of "Congolese prospects. Land and minerals – resources for peace?" in London on 12 June.

Watch the discussion here:

Julia Karlysheva
Thu, 27/06/2013

DRC peace process

Alert's partner tells UN and World Bank heads why to include gender

The Network of African Women Parliamentarians and Ministers (REFAMP), International Alert's partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim to step up efforts to end the armed conflict in the country.

Clara Magarino - Project Manager, Women, citizenship and peacebuilding
Thu, 06/06/2013

Missing the poorest for the trees?

REDD+ and the links between forestry, resilience and peacebuilding
Tobias F. Dorr
Adriaan B. Heskamp
Ian B. Madison
Katherine D. Reichel
May, 2013
International Alert
52 pages
London, UK

This report examines how forestry projects under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) initiative affect pre-existing structures of power, economy, fairness, safety and wellbeing in Brazil, Indonesia and Uganda, and how they may exacerbate pre-existing conflicts over land and resources. The report also looks at how REDD+ funds could provide the opportunity to diversify livelihoods, encourage sustainable development and enhance the adaptive capacity of local populations in the face of a changing climate.

This report examines how forestry projects positively and negatively affect pre-existing structures of power, economy, fairness, safety, and wellbeing in Brazil, Indonesia and Uganda.

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Curse or cure?

Natural resource management in Liberia

On 15-16 May, International Alert co-hosted a conference in Monrovia on natural resource management in Liberia.

Fri, 31/05/2013

African Union at 50: Has It Been Good for Peace?

Comment by Phil Vernon for The Huffington Post

This article first appeared in The Huffington Post on 22 May 2013

Phil Vernon
Fri, 31/05/2013

Promoting peace

The African Union at 50

Read our new paper Promoting peace: The African Union at 50 hereThis year Africa celebrates 50 years of collective action: first through the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and more recently the African Union (AU).

Mon, 20/05/2013

Promoting peace

The African Union at 50
International Alert
May, 2013
International Alert
6 pages
London, UK
978-1-909578-14-2

This year Africa celebrates 50 years of collective action: first through the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and more recently the African Union (AU). This is also a critical juncture in African history: the post-colonial period is over and the African Renaissance is underway; economic growth has been steady for a decade; and the number of wars and coups d’état has declined. However, Africans still face many challenges. This paper examines how the AU can enhance its contribution to sustainable peace. This is part of our Peace Focus series.

This paper examines how the African Union, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, can enhance its contribution to sustainable peace. This is part of our Peace Focus series.

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