Silencing the guns, building the future: Why the AU must lead

The African continent continues to experience violent conflicts. In 2025 alone, it witnessed more than 15 active violent conflicts and more than 35 non-international armed conflicts (NIACs).

To put this into perspective, more than half of the countries in Africa fall into the Alert or High Alert categories on the Fragile States Index (2026).

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