Peace and Security Council Report No 26
Summary
Peace and Security Council Report No 26 provides analysis on political instability and security challenges in Libya, Egypt, Guinea, and Malawi, alongside a retrospective on the African Union's response to drought in the Horn of Africa.
Key insights
- Following the collapse of the Gaddafi regime, Libya faces the immediate challenge of securing law and order and the long-term structural challenge of establishing a legitimate, all-inclusive transitional government representative of all Libyans.
- Egypt is experiencing political divisions and rivalry between Islamists and liberals, as well as confrontations between the army and youth protestors, ahead of scheduled elections in November 2011.
- In Guinea, an assassination attempt on President Alpha Conde on 18 July 2011 highlighted the difficulties of consolidating democracy beyond the electoral process.
- Violent demonstrations in Malawi in mid-July, triggered by fuel shortages and price increases, resulted in nineteen deaths.
- The Peace and Security Council (PSC) held its 285th meeting on 13 July 2011 to discuss the humanitarian consequences of the drought situation in Somalia.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Kent-Brown, D. (n.d.). Peace and Security Council Report No 26. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/peace-and-security-council-report/peace-and-security-council-report-no-26
- Chicago
- Kent-Brown, Duke. Peace and Security Council Report No 26. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/peace-and-security-council-report/peace-and-security-council-report-no-26.
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- @techreport{kentbrownndpeace, author = {Kent-Brown, Duke}, title = {{Peace and Security Council Report No 26}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/peace-and-security-council-report/peace-and-security-council-report-no-26}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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