" Despite the myth of marginality and irrelevance, Africa has always been inextricably linked
to the global stage and has long played an important-often-vital-role in international politics …

United Nations peacekeeping has undergone radical transformation in the new millennium.
Where it once was limited in scope and based firmly on consent of all parties, contemporary …

Land reform and post-genocide justice and reconciliation are arguably the two most
pressing challenges facing Rwanda. Both will only be delivered by collaboration between …

Since 2010, successive Conservative‐led Coalition and Conservative governments in the
UK have imposed domestic austerity while maintaining foreign aid commitments. They have …

Between 1986 and 1994, East Africa's postcolonial, political settlement was profoundly
challenged as four revolutionary'liberation'movements seized power in Eritrea, Ethiopia …

This article investigates why sanctions are applied unevenly in EU democracy promotion in
Africa. Given the increased attention on good performers in development cooperation, we …

This article aims to critically examine Rwanda's security sector reform and disarmament,
demobilisation and reintegration (ssr–ddr) process through a theoretical framework outlining …

Rwanda and Burundi have both emerged from civil wars over the past 20 years and foreign
donors have provided significant contributions to post-conflict reconstruction and …

This article explores the relationship between the UK and Rwanda, using the lens of the UK
Department for International Development's integrated approach to state building and peace …

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are sensitive issues in relations between donor agencies
and recipient governments, especially in a time when the responsibility for implementing aid …