This report examines the need for early warning and response on violent extremism in the Central African Republic (CAR). Between October and November 2021, over 30 stakeholders were interviewed in field research conducted in Bangui and Bouar. The resea …

The Central African Republic has a dire need for transitional justice, as expressed in the outcomes of high-level meetings, such as the Bangui Forum. In 2020, a law was passed establishing a Truth, Justice, Reparations and Reconciliation Commission. Co …

The Central African Republic has a dire need for transitional justice, as expressed in the outcomes of high-level meetings, such as the Bangui Forum. In 2020, a law was passed establishing a Truth, Justice, Reparations and Reconciliation Commission. Co …

On 6 February 2019, following peace talks that were held in Khartoum, Sudan, the Central African Republic (CAR) government and 14 armed groups convened in the capital city, Bangui, and signed an African Union-sponsored accord known as the Political Agr …

This is an edited extract from “The Boko Haram Insurgency: From Short Term Gains to Long Term Solutions” by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. Read the full paper here.  Boko Haram is not the first radical Islamist organisation to have emerg …

Thousands of Nigerian civilians have lost their lives, since the beginning of Boko Haram’s insurgency in 2010, with millions more being both internally and externally displaced. The organization has also spread into the Lake Chad region, carrying out a …

The Central African Republic has been troubled by periodic surges of violence for quite some time. The democratic election of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in the December 2015-February 2016 presidential elections offered hope of a new era for th …