This paper talks about the Addis Ababa Peace and Security Cooperation Framework signed in February 2013 by the DRC and other stakeholders in the Great Lakes region in response to the seizure of Goma by the Mouvement du 23 Mars rebellion in November 2012. It also looks at the UN Security Council Resolution which was adopted following the signing of the Framework and...

The second Congo war (1998-2003) was a very complex conf lict that involved a vast array of actors, interests and issues. After a stalemate was reached on the battlefield with none of the warring parties able to achieve military victory, peace negotiations became the only viable option to end the war. Civil society organisations were directly involved in both the p...

From Algeria to South Africa, passing through Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe, election-related violence has imposed itself as a full component of Africa's political landscape in the past two decades. The prevalence of such violence in Africa has led to the production of abundant literature dedicated to the matter. This research ...

In June 2000, the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) adopted the Protocol on the establishment of the Peace and Security Council for Central Africa (COPAX), with its two technical structures, namely the Central African Multinational Force (FOMAC) and the Central African Early Warning Mechanism (MA...