February 2026

Youth unemployment and its implications for peace and security in Ghana: A policy perspective

Unemployment among young people remains one of Ghana’s most pressing socio-economic challenges, with profound implications for national peace and security. Despite numerous government-initiated programmes aimed at expanding employment opportunities, a significant proportion of Ghana’s youth remain unemployed or underemployed. This study examines the relationship between youth unemployment and security risks,...

Author(s): Mohammed Hamza, Mariam Iddrisu and Zakaria Isurabil  

February 2026

Sudanese women’s nonviolent struggle and leadership in the December revolution

This study examines the motivations and multifaceted contributions of Sudanese women during the December Revolution (2018 to 2022), with a focus on their nonviolent resistance and feminist mobilization. It investigates the drivers behind women’s participation in mass demonstrations. It also explores the diverse forms of engagement, including grassroots organizing, artistic expression, legal advocacy, and diaspora...

Author(s): Mahasin Ahmed Elabass Abdallah

March 2026

Erosion of trust or forging of resilience? Interrogating the dual impact of protracted land conflict on community cohesion and well-being in Gbinyiri Community of the Sawla-Kalba-Tuna District in the Savanah Region

The lasting land and chieftainship wars are also a major source of instability and misery in Northern Ghana, the Savanah Region. They have been known to have negative effects spread all over, the extant literature has recorded these effects, such as stagnation of economies, displacement and a decline in social capital. Major accounts, however, tend to share a one-sided picture of the social dissolution without taking...

Author(s): Mohammed Hamza, Alidu Sa-adatu and Mariam Iddrisu