20 February 2026
Fox in the Henhouse
Burundi has assumed the rotating presidency of the African Union at a moment when violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is escalating – and with thousands of its own troops deployed there. The Union’s institutional design neither anticipates nor restrains a chair drawn from a state directly involved in the conflict, embedding a structural tension at the heart of its peace mandate. The 2026 presidency will test whether continental leadership can rise above national security interests or whether the fox now guards the henhouse. Continue reading >>
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