Africa: Seven Peace and Security Priorities for Africa in 2026

Nairobi/Brussels — Africa is beset by trouble at home while grasping for options in dealing with today’s jumbled global order. The challenges to peace and security are many. This briefing identifies seven that should top the agenda as African heads of state convene for an annual summit.

What’s new? Africa faces a plethora of challenges, with wars old and new raging in large swathes of the continent and multilateral institutions traditionally expected to steer resolution suffering deep malaise….