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IPSS | Institute for Peace & Security Studies
ARUA
AfSOL JOURNAL
Research to Build Peaceful African Societies
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at the Addis Ababa University is the premiere institute for education, research, and policy dialogues on peace and security in Africa.
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IPSS Insights is a weekly opinion platform featuring short, accessible, and timely commentaries on current affairs, primarily from IPSS staff. It amplifies research and ideas from the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, including highlights from the African Solutions (AfSol) journal.
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Policy Dialogues
Policy Dialogues is part of the Africa Peace and Security Programme (APSP). It is a platform for African leaders, stakeholders and thought leaders to collaboratively engage in exploring and exchanging ideas on African-led solutions to security challenges.
Read More
Tana Forum
Frank, relevant and candid dialogue is fundamental to resolving conflict and transforming societies. The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa is an annual meeting that brings together African leaders and stakeholders to engage and explore African-led security solutions.
Read More
Research
IPSS provides recognized academic education and professional training in conflict analysis, prevention, management and resolution. It also conducts academic and applied research in the area of peace and security that takes into account the interaction between governance, human security, socio-economic development and sustainable peace.
Read More
Insight
Publications
News
Upcoming events
Transitional Justice for Whom? A Reading Response
Apr 22, 2026
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Insight
In Rethinking Transitional Justice for the Twenty-First Century: Beyond the end of history, Dustin Sharp explores in chapter three the question to...
The Paradox We Overlook: Sustainable Consumption, The Environment, and You
Apr 22, 2026
|
Insight
Our environment is in distress, and we are paying a dire price through famine, floods, drought, environmental pollution, wildfires, rising sea...
A Generation Interrupted: Youth Mental Health and Sudan’s Future
Apr 22, 2026
|
Insight
Aging generals and career politicians have contested for power in Sudan for three years following the outbreak of violent conflict between the...
Policy Brief/Analysis
22 April, 2026
Bridging Policy and Practice: Strengthening Ethiopia’s Position as a Climate Leader
Author: Sara Cosatti
Vol 17 – 14 | April 2026
April 2026
...
Conference Report
22 April, 2026
High Level Dialogue on the Margins of the 39th AU Summit Forces for Peace: Realities of Peace Support Operations in Africa
April 2026
...
Policy Brief/Analysis
14 April, 2026
Electoral Legitimisation of Military Coups in Gabon and Guinea: AU’s Normative Credibility and Enforcement Capacity at Crossroads?
Author: Cynthia Happi
...
Policy Brief/Analysis
2 April, 2026
Libya’s Entanglement: Any Credible Roadmap?
Author: Frank Djan-Owusu (Dr. phil)
March 2026
...
Policy Brief/Analysis
2 April, 2026
Intentionality or Lethargy: Education Through a Peace and Security Lens
Author: Grace O. Oladunni (PhD), Abraham G. Esayas, and Jesutimilehin O. Akamo
Vol...
Policy Brief/Analysis
26 March, 2026
Women in the Horn of Africa
Special Edition | Volume 2
March 2026
...
Extension of Deadline: Call for Abstracts | Submission for a Workshop on Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
Apr 21, 2026
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News
Introduction The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace is organizing a workshop...
IPSS Engages Global Partners at UM6P International Staff Exchange Week in Rabat
Apr 17, 2026
|
News
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) participated in the International Staff Exchange Week hosted by the University of Mohammed VI...
Call for Abstracts: Submission for a Workshop on Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
Mar 23, 2026
|
News
Introduction The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace is organizing a workshop...
Call for Abstracts: CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace Invites Abstract Submission from Member Universities for a Workshop On Critical Minerals, Energy and Conflict
Feb 25, 2026
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News
Abstract deadline: 11 March 2026 Announcement of selected abstracts: 20 March 2026 Full paper submission: 30 April 2026 Workshop date: 08 June 2026,...
ARUA EARLY CAREER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 2026
Feb 25, 2026
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News
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is...
High-Level Courtesy Visit
Feb 17, 2026
|
News
The ARUA Secretary-General, Prof. John Owusu Gyapong, along with Prof. Worash Getaneh, Vice President for Research and Innovation at Addis Ababa...
Critical Minerals, Energy and Conflict
Apr 21, 2026
|
WORKSHOP
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo in collaboration with the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) is...
Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
Apr 21, 2026
|
WORKSHOP
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace is organizing a workshop titled...
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2026 IPSS Event Calendar
Breakfast Meeting
Monthly Briefings
Illicit Financial Flows in Africa (Optional)
IPSS - WORLD BANK meeting
Regional Conference
Tana Forum 2026
Critical Minerals, Energy and Conflict
We will be hosting several breakfast meeting through out the year with the given tentative date in collaboration with FES.
War on Iran: Repercussions on the Horn of Africa – 21st May
Second Breakfast Meeting – June
Third Breakfast Meeting – August
Fourth Breakfast Meeting – September
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies is planning several monthly briefings for 2026, all of which will be held in the IPSS New Conference Room.
The scheduled topics and their tentative dates are:
Cloud Capital and Peace and Security (July 2026)
Food Security – GMO (August 2026 tentative)
Insider Mediation (End of August)
Global Initiative for IHL: Advocating for a Common Position (November)
Democracy, UCG: Africa’s Next Phase (To Be Confirmed – TBC
)
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies – IPSS, in collaboration with FES, will organize this event. The tentative date for the event is the end of May 2026.
The following meetings are tentatively scheduled for the dates indicated:
WBG- Exit/Partners’ Meeting – 28th May
Health and APSA – June
We are planning a series of breakfast meetings this year, in collaboration with FES, with the following tentative schedule:
21st May: War on Iran: Repercussions on the Horn of Africa
June: Second Breakfast Meeting
August: Third Breakfast Meeting
September: Fourth Breakfast Meeting
This year, we plan to host a number of meetings both before and after the Tana Forum. The tentative schedule for these events is as follows:
Pre-Tana & Post-Tana Events:
Tana Board Meeting – April 28
Tana Experts’ Meeting – April 29
2 Pre-Tana Forum Events – June – August (Dates to be confirmed)
2 Post-Tana Forum Events – November 2026 – March 2027 (Dates to be confirmed)
The event is scheduled for June 2026 and will be held at the new IPSS conference hall. It is a collaborative effort with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo.
ARUA
AfSOL JOURNAL
Research to Build Peaceful African Societies
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at the Addis Ababa University is the premiere institute for education, research, and policy dialogues on peace and security in Africa.
Read More
IPSS Insights is a weekly opinion platform featuring short, accessible, and timely commentaries on current affairs, primarily from IPSS staff. It amplifies research and ideas from the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, including highlights from the African Solutions (AfSol) journal.
Read More
Policy Dialogues
Policy Dialogues is part of the Africa Peace and Security Programme (APSP). It is a platform for African leaders, stakeholders and thought leaders to collaboratively engage in exploring and exchanging ideas on African-led solutions to security challenges.
Read More
Tana Forum
Frank, relevant and candid dialogue is fundamental to resolving conflict and transforming societies. The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa is an annual meeting that brings together African leaders and stakeholders to engage and explore African-led security solutions.
Read More
Research
IPSS provides recognized academic education and professional training in conflict analysis, prevention, management and resolution. It also conducts academic and applied research in the area of peace and security that takes into account the interaction between governance, human security, socio-economic development and sustainable peace.
Read More
Insight
Publications
News
Upcoming events
Transitional Justice for Whom? A Reading Response
Apr 22, 2026
|
Insight
In Rethinking Transitional Justice for the Twenty-First Century: Beyond the end of history, Dustin Sharp explores in chapter three the question to...
The Paradox We Overlook: Sustainable Consumption, The Environment, and You
Apr 22, 2026
|
Insight
Our environment is in distress, and we are paying a dire price through famine, floods, drought, environmental pollution, wildfires, rising sea...
A Generation Interrupted: Youth Mental Health and Sudan’s Future
Apr 22, 2026
|
Insight
Aging generals and career politicians have contested for power in Sudan for three years following the outbreak of violent conflict between the...
Policy Brief/Analysis
22 April, 2026
Bridging Policy and Practice: Strengthening Ethiopia’s Position as a Climate Leader
Author: Sara Cosatti
Vol 17 – 14 | April 2026
April 2026
...
Conference Report
22 April, 2026
High Level Dialogue on the Margins of the 39th AU Summit Forces for Peace: Realities of Peace Support Operations in Africa
April 2026
...
Policy Brief/Analysis
14 April, 2026
Electoral Legitimisation of Military Coups in Gabon and Guinea: AU’s Normative Credibility and Enforcement Capacity at Crossroads?
Author: Cynthia Happi
...
Policy Brief/Analysis
2 April, 2026
Libya’s Entanglement: Any Credible Roadmap?
Author: Frank Djan-Owusu (Dr. phil)
March 2026
...
Policy Brief/Analysis
2 April, 2026
Intentionality or Lethargy: Education Through a Peace and Security Lens
Author: Grace O. Oladunni (PhD), Abraham G. Esayas, and Jesutimilehin O. Akamo
Vol...
Policy Brief/Analysis
26 March, 2026
Women in the Horn of Africa
Special Edition | Volume 2
March 2026
...
Extension of Deadline: Call for Abstracts | Submission for a Workshop on Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
Apr 21, 2026
|
News
Introduction The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace is organizing a workshop...
IPSS Engages Global Partners at UM6P International Staff Exchange Week in Rabat
Apr 17, 2026
|
News
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) participated in the International Staff Exchange Week hosted by the University of Mohammed VI...
Call for Abstracts: Submission for a Workshop on Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
Mar 23, 2026
|
News
Introduction The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace is organizing a workshop...
Call for Abstracts: CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace Invites Abstract Submission from Member Universities for a Workshop On Critical Minerals, Energy and Conflict
Feb 25, 2026
|
News
Abstract deadline: 11 March 2026 Announcement of selected abstracts: 20 March 2026 Full paper submission: 30 April 2026 Workshop date: 08 June 2026,...
ARUA EARLY CAREER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 2026
Feb 25, 2026
|
News
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), with support from the Mastercard Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, is...
High-Level Courtesy Visit
Feb 17, 2026
|
News
The ARUA Secretary-General, Prof. John Owusu Gyapong, along with Prof. Worash Getaneh, Vice President for Research and Innovation at Addis Ababa...
Critical Minerals, Energy and Conflict
Apr 21, 2026
|
WORKSHOP
The Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo in collaboration with the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) is...
Ontologies of Peace in Ethiopian Societies
Apr 21, 2026
|
WORKSHOP
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in collaboration with the CoRE on Interdisciplinary Peace is organizing a workshop titled...
Subscribe
Get Updates on our latest news and events
2026 IPSS Event Calendar
Breakfast Meeting
Monthly Briefings
Illicit Financial Flows in Africa (Optional)
IPSS - WORLD BANK meeting
Regional Conference
Tana Forum 2026
Critical Minerals, Energy and Conflict
We will be hosting several breakfast meeting through out the year with the given tentative date in collaboration with FES.
War on Iran: Repercussions on the Horn of Africa – 21st May
Second Breakfast Meeting – June
Third Breakfast Meeting – August
Fourth Breakfast Meeting – September
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies is planning several monthly briefings for 2026, all of which will be held in the IPSS New Conference Room.
The scheduled topics and their tentative dates are:
Cloud Capital and Peace and Security (July 2026)
Food Security – GMO (August 2026 tentative)
Insider Mediation (End of August)
Global Initiative for IHL: Advocating for a Common Position (November)
Democracy, UCG: Africa’s Next Phase (To Be Confirmed – TBC
)
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies – IPSS, in collaboration with FES, will organize this event. The tentative date for the event is the end of May 2026.
The following meetings are tentatively scheduled for the dates indicated:
WBG- Exit/Partners’ Meeting – 28th May
Health and APSA – June
We are planning a series of breakfast meetings this year, in collaboration with FES, with the following tentative schedule:
21st May: War on Iran: Repercussions on the Horn of Africa
June: Second Breakfast Meeting
August: Third Breakfast Meeting
September: Fourth Breakfast Meeting
This year, we plan to host a number of meetings both before and after the Tana Forum. The tentative schedule for these events is as follows:
Pre-Tana & Post-Tana Events:
Tana Board Meeting – April 28
Tana Experts’ Meeting – April 29
2 Pre-Tana Forum Events – June – August (Dates to be confirmed)
2 Post-Tana Forum Events – November 2026 – March 2027 (Dates to be confirmed)
The event is scheduled for June 2026 and will be held at the new IPSS conference hall. It is a collaborative effort with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights at the University of Oslo.