Trends in Africa's Evolving Security Landscape – Joseph Siegle
Channel: Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Date: 2017-11-03

"While we spend most of our time in the security realm talking about the 12 or so African countries that are facing armed conflict, in fact the vast majority—42 countries—are not facing armed conflict."

The 42 countries, while not without security challenges, are relatively stable, and it is important to note the strong governance aspect to stability and conflict in Africa: Governments that are more inclusive and participatory tend to be more stable.

Thus, of the 12 African countries currently facing armed conflict, 10 are categorized as "not free" by Freedom House, whereas of the 42 African countries not experiencing armed conflict, only 25% are ranked as "free".

These relative stable countries also demonstrate higher professionalism and education in the military, tend to contribute to security and peacekeeping missions on the continent, and have stronger "immune systems" to resist security challenges.

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