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It argues that regionalisation currently serves as an extension of domestic politics and calls for political convergence and improved governance to effectively build Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and the African Peace and Security Architecture.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000794#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Central Africa is currently experiencing a crisis of integration and human security, contrasting with progress made in other African regions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000794#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regionalisation in Central Africa is frequently utilised as a tool to strengthen the security of regimes rather than improving the security of the population.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000794#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"States in the region treat regionalisation as an extension of their own domestic politics, balancing potential long-term regional benefits against the immediate political costs to their own survival.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000794#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author argues that the human security crisis will persist unless there is a positive alignment between human security and political security.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000794#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To establish the building blocks of the African Peace and Security Architecture and Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the document recommends political convergence through improved economic and political governance at the domestic level.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000794#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["political economy analysis"]},{"id":"issafri-002269","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002269","title":"Africa's Futures","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/german-report-2.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Africa is experiencing rapid population growth and urbanisation, with a projected population of over 1.8 billion by 2035. 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