Two Roadmaps, One Problem: What Libya Reveals About the AU's Limits and the UN's Standing

This competition among international organizations reveals as much about the multilateral system as it does about Libya: when mandates overlap, the system defaults to UN primacy rather than coordination, which risks crowding out the regional bodies it relies on for legitimacy, local knowledge, and burden-sharing.

AfricaPelin ÜnsalOctober 19, 2026International Law, United Nations, African Union, Elections, Human Rights

Mining in Africa and the Dark Underbelly of Powering our Future

Vast mining operations have emerged across African nations, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The new economic opportunities, however, have generated a myriad of challenges, such as the ecological damage as well as exploitative, dangerous, and often inhumane working conditions.

AfricaBy Aidan DonovanFebruary 9, 2023Africa, Civil Rights, Cobalt, Copper, African Mining, African Union, Lithium, Batteries, Worker's Rights, Unions

Africa Left in the Dust: Inequity in Vaccine Distribution

AfricaBy Sean YoungFebruary 13, 2022Human Rights, COVID-19, Vaccine, Health, United Nations, African Union, Africa