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This briefing outlines the financial requirements and strategies for achieving water security and climate resilience in Africa. It estimates the significant annual costs involved and proposes a blended financing approach that combines traditional water finance, official development assistance, and specialized climate funds to bridge the current investment gap.

The Financial Inclusion for Refugees (FI4R) project, launched in 2019 by FSD Africa in partnership with FSD Uganda, Access to Finance Rwanda, and BFA Global, aims to provide financial services to forcibly displaced people (FDPs) and host communities. The project focuses on overcoming barriers such as insufficient documentation and perceived risk to enable refugees to access loans, savings, and digital payments.

This report by the Green Economy Coalition and the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) analyzes the extent to which Uganda's COVID-19 recovery packages—specifically the national budgets for FY 2020/21 and 2021/22—integrate sustainable natural capital management. The study finds a decline in natural capital responsiveness between the two budget years and recommends that all recovery measures undergo natural capital implication assessments to ensure a holistic recovery.

This briefing by the Institute for Security Studies examines the increasing risks of predatory cyber crime in South Africa, driven by the proliferation of smartphones, social networking, and broadband access. It highlights the prevalence of card cloning in the hospitality sector and the gap between the availability of legislative protections and public awareness of cyber risks.

This briefing by the Institute for Security Studies examines the prospects of a national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aimed at achieving political consensus and governance reform. It highlights critical challenges facing the dialogue, including an ambitious timeframe, the exclusion of opposition parties, and a lack of implementation mechanisms. The document also discusses the interconnectedness of these political talks with the security crisis in the eastern DRC, specifically the conflict between the government and the M23 rebellion and the role of the UN Intervention Brigade.

This monograph examines the evolving relationship between the African Union (AU) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), focusing on the transition from early support to current tensions highlighted by the arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

This monograph by the Institute for Security Studies examines the structural causes and dynamics of the war in northern Uganda, which had lasted nearly 18 years at the time of writing. The authors argue that the conflict consists of two distinct elements: a deep-rooted northern rebellion against the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government and a separate war waged by Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), which is driven by apocalyptic spiritualism rather than conventional political goals. The report highlights how the consequences of the war, including mass displacement and a perceived war economy, have become drivers for its continuation, and it provides a series of recommendations for resolution, including a Truth and Reconciliation process and a shift in military strategy toward civilian protection.

The report evaluates the AU Peace and Security Council's efforts in conflict resolution and regional stability, highlighting failures in Sudan's mediation due to biased mediator selection and a lack of political focus. It examines the limitations of PSC field missions, the rising death toll of humanitarian workers in Africa, and the role of illegal natural resource exploitation in funding armed groups. Finally, it discusses the need for greater African agency and strategic coordination in infrastructure and security partnerships with China through FOCAC.

This document is a keynote address delivered by Hon. Okello Oryem Henry, Uganda's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, at a roundtable conference titled "State of the Union 2030: Security Threats and Responses" held in Kampala, Uganda, in July 2009. The address outlines potential security threats facing Africa leading up to 2030 and suggests areas for analysis to inform the African Union's peace and security strategies.

This briefing by the Institute for Security Studies analyzes the fragile peace process in Burundi as of February 2009, focusing on the implementation of the 2006 ceasefire agreement between the government and the PALIPEHUTU-FNL rebels.

The Alliance for Renewable Electrification (ARE) is seeking expressions of interest for its 2025 Investment Academy, a hybrid training programme running from 31 March to 17 October 2025. The programme is designed to help up to 12 early-stage decentralised renewable energy (DRE) SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa improve their access to finance and investor relations through eight training modules, culminating in a pitching session to financiers in Nairobi, Kenya.

This case study describes the "Scaling sustainable and inclusive Solar Home Systems" project in Uganda, a Team Europe funded initiative by ENGIE Energy Access. The project provides affordable solar home systems (SHS) to off-grid communities, focusing on women-led households and rural service infrastructure.

This research paper evaluates the alignment of Uganda's post-COVID-19 economic recovery strategy with its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It finds that while Uganda has increased its climate ambition in its updated NDC, the actual economic stimulus packages have largely prioritised immediate health and economic rescue over green recovery, leaving climate action underfunded and sidelined in the budget process.

This fact sheet introduces the 'Towards a More Equal City' series by the World Resources Institute, which provides a roadmap for cities—particularly in the global south—to close the 'urban services divide' through seven cross-sectoral transformations to improve equity, prosperity, and sustainability.