South African Journal of International Affairs

Since 1993, SAJIA has offered original and review articles from varied sources, under the auspices of the award-winning South African Institute of International Affairs.  It is currently published four times annually, by Routledge of Taylor & Francis.

The SAJIA  International Editorial Advisory Board includes Amitav Acharya, Faten Aggad-Clerx, Chris Alden, Daniel Bach, Oladiran Bello, Fantu Cheru, John Dugard, Mervyn Frost, Jorge Heine, Alfredo Tjiurimo Hengari, Thierry de Montbrial, Laurie Nathan, Maxi Schoeman, André de Mello e Souza, John Stremlau, Anthoni Van Nieuwkerk and Alex Vines.

Latest Issue

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SAJIA 32.3 provides analysis on Sudan’s war, peace enforcement strategies in East and West Africa, and migration dynamics across the continent

27 Oct 2025

SAJIA Volume 32.3 is now available on the Taylor and Francis website. The issue brings together a wide-ranging set of articles examining topics ranging from Sudan’s war, peace enforcement strategies in West and East Africa, and migration dynamics across the continent. One article considers the impact of the armed conflict in Sudan since 2023 on export and import flows, another the role of the EU in building peace enforcement partnerships in Mozambique, and another the effects of violence in Cabo Degado on cross-border links and community resilience.  Other contributions discuss the protection of civilians during peacekeeping operations in the DRC; the push factors driving migration in West and East Africa; and the narratives driving migration policy in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. A number of informative and thought-provoking book reviews conclude the issue.


Research Articles

Analysing the impact of the Sudan armed conflict (2023) on export and import dynamics

Niematallah E A Elamin

The contribution of European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy to a peace enforcement partnership in Mozambique

Ana Carina Franco and Luís Manuel Brás Bernardino

Exploring the impact of conflict on cross-border links and community resilience in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Stephen Buchanan-Clarke, Craig Moffat and João Feijó

The contribution of the Special Forces Task Force to the protection of civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Josias Marcos de Resende Silva

Analysis of migratory movements from the perspective of push factors: A comparative study of West Africa and East Africa

Gema Gómez Álvaro and Raquel Caro Carretero

The neoliberal and nationalist normative contestation on migration in Africa: Insights from Ghana, Kenya and South Africa

Surulola Eke

Book Reviews

Securing Peace in Angola and Mozambique: The Importance of Specificity in Peace Treaties, by Miranda Melcher

Reviewed by Victor Igreja

Delayed Transitional Justice: Lessons from Spain, Brazil, and Uruguay, by Mariana S. Mendes

Reviewed by Claire-Anne Lester

The Poisoned Chalice of US Democracy: Studies from the Horn of Africa, by John Young

Reviewed by Claire Bosman

Quasi-Armies and State-Building in Africa: Towards a Global Understanding of Civil-Military Relations, by Olaf Bachmann

Reviewed by Fisayo Ajala

The Once and Future World Order: Why Global Civilization Will Survive the Decline of the West, by Amitav Acharya

Reviewed by J Brooks Spector

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