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Solomon A Dersso
Dr Solomon Ayele Dersso is a legal scholar specialising in human rights and transitional justice and an analyst of African affairs. He is also the chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and spearheaded the drafting of both the AU Transitional Justice Policy and the African Commission’s Study on Transitional Justice.
Misdiagnosis drives Africa’s terror problem
The continent’s leaders are focused on responding with force, rather than on the socioeconomic and political problems that cause insurgencies
Brace yourselves for a new Cold War
Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers
Coups are always a bad idea – even the popular ones
Why are coups happening more frequently? The most significant trend is the deepening democratic deficit across many African countries, and a corresponding decline in effective…
Evaluating the African Charter, 40 years on
Africa is nowhere near achieving the promises of the African Charter, which only underscores its importance
African Union wants vaccine patent waiver
The continental body has thrown its weight behind calls to improve access to Covid-19 vaccines
We need an outpouring of outrage about Africans killed by security forces
As Africa mourns George Floyd, we must look in the mirror and address police brutality on our own continent
In the face of the pandemic, human rights are a necessity
The Covid-19 pandemic is throwing the poor governance of some African countries into sharp relief
To really silence the guns, the AU’s resolve must be stronger
Conflict in Africa — and the world — is on the rise. The continent needs to take concrete measures to stop the escalating violence
AU pushes the frontiers of transitional justice
Now these important policy developments must be implemented