As a think-tank, CFN engages in evidence-based research on security issues in Africa and provides practical recommendations to address them.

With the support of a network of leading scholars and experts in the field with various backgrounds, CFN provides insights on topics related to Africa’s peace and security landscape.

The growing spate of terrorism, widespread of Small and Light Weapons (SALW), banditry, piracy, etc. are the topics CFN deals with in its research and publication.