ISS, Institute for Security Studies
Scapegoating in South Africa: Busting the myths about immigrants
9th December 2022 Public officials and politicians routinely blame immigrants for a range of social and economic problems in South Africa. This reinforces negative,... →
To heal South Africa, we must first stop the bleeding
8th December 2022 From overcoming South Africa’s energy crisis to creating jobs and delivering services, government priorities depend on a safe socio-economic... →
Gender inequality is forcing African women to face the storm
7th December 2022 Women are disproportionately impacted by climate change due to gender inequalities and gender roles and responsibilities. They are 14 times more... →
What does a wounded ANC mean for South Africa’s prospects?
6th December 2022 Much ink will be spilt and tweets posted about the future of South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, his governing African National Congress... →
What it will take to prevent SA’s gender-based violence
5th December 2022 The annual campaign of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence that kicked off on 25 November will temporarily sustain the focus on South... →
São Tomé and Príncipe’s hidden turbulence
5th December 2022 São Tomé and Príncipe, the archipelagic island state just off the coast of Gabon, is regarded as a beacon of democracy in Africa. It consistently... →
Gender equality is key to harnessing Africa’s free trade benefits
1st December 2022 Africa could benefit greatly from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), but for all Africans to enjoy the fruits of freer trade,... →
Can a new wave of drone tech make Africa’s seas safer?
30th November 2022 On 29 October, Ukraine attacked Russian naval ships in the Crimean port of Sevastopol using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned surface... →
Ethiopia needs a peace coalition to underpin its new accord
29th November 2022 After a devastating two-year civil war, the Ethiopian government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a cessation of hostilities... →
UN peacekeeping in Africa needs tighter parameters
29th November 2022 Peacekeeping is one of the United Nations’ (UN) most important conflict management tools, but policymakers, host countries and experts agree that... →
Equatorial Guinea: how not to rig, or observe an election
28th November 2022 Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has clearly not read Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas’s book How to Rig an Election, which... →
Going for gold: Africa’s young footballers exploited by smugglers
24th November 2022 Amid the excitement of the FIFA World Cup that kicked off on 20 November, there can be no denying that transnational organised crime is part of the... →
Women have a vital role in Cameroon’s reintegration process
24th November 2022 Women in Cameroon need a role in encouraging Boko Haram members to leave the group and reintegrate back into communities. Many of the terror... →
Police could do far more to make South Africa safer
22nd November 2022 Rising levels of murder and robbery, gender-based violence, embedded organised crime and police corruption characterise South Africa’s crime... →
Putting cyber resilience in Africa centre stage
21st November 2022 With global attention on the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm-el-Sheikh, the question of how to make long-term,... →
Could G20 or BRICS be Africa’s route to global influence?
18th November 2022 Africa lacks a permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council – a situation that will likely remain for a long time. Does membership of... →
No silver bullet to stop cattle rustling in East Africa
17th November 2022 In April, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni launched a disarmament exercise in north-eastern Uganda and deployed the military to carry it out. The... →
Can Mozambique’s march to authoritarianism be stopped?
17th November 2022 In his first three years after becoming president in 2015, Filipe Nyusi’s governance led Mozambique to fall in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s... →
Could COP27 still shift views on climate migrants?
15th November 2022 While climate-linked migration and displacement (‘mobility’) feature throughout discussions at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference... →
Options for reviving security cooperation in the Sahel
14th November 2022 The Sahel is experiencing increasing political and security upheavals. A series of unconstitutional changes in government have occurred in Mali,... →
Are red flags about Islamic State in South Africa alarmist?
11th November 2022 Alarm bells about the threat of terrorism in South Africa have recently been sounding more stridently and more often. Are these false alarms or is... →
Climate change, flooding and Nigeria’s tide of corruption
11th November 2022 Africa’s big message at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt is that the countries responsible for causing climate... →
Mali’s women mediators shape local talks with terrorists
9th November 2022 In central Mali, local communities have entered into peace agreements with terrorist groups to regain a sense of calm. Residents in the area have... →
Peace agreement pledges transitional justice for Ethiopia
9th November 2022 On 2 November, the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front signed an agreement in Pretoria to end the two-year... →
China vs the West: a contest that will hurt Africa’s future
7th November 2022 A new long-term scenario analysis confirms that China will overtake the United States (US) as the most powerful country in the world by... →
Will we hear Africa’s youth at COP27?
3rd November 2022 Africa faces a trio of issues that are accelerating youth migration – the youth ‘population bulge’, high unemployment and mounting climate impacts.... →
South Africa must rethink its community safety system
3rd November 2022 Community Police Forums (CPFs) were foundational to South Africa’s 1990s transition to democracy. When first established, they provided a bridge... →
Can the East African Community stabilise eastern DRC?
1st November 2022 As clashes escalated between the rebel March 23 Movement (M23) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) armed forces in North Kivu, the... →
As terrorists claim new ground, an African strategy is vital
31st October 2022 As Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaeda leaders have been targeted and eliminated internationally, the terrorist groups have expanded and consolidated... →
What do protests say about UN peacekeeping in Africa?
28th October 2022 In the past few months, two United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in Africa have encountered violent protests from the local populations... →
Prosecution reforms sharpen SA’s anti-corruption drive
27th October 2022 South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently set out several government responses to the more than 350 recommendations made by the Zondo state... →
Kidnapping for ransom on the rise in North Cameroon
26th October 2022 Since 2013, communities in Cameroon’s Far North Region have suffered attacks from the violent extremist group Boko Haram. The divisions of... →
The curious case of Zimbabwe sanctions
25th October 2022 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) designated 25 October as a day for solidarity against sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the... →
A new chapter in India-Africa relations?
24th October 2022 The size and health of India’s US$3.5 trillion economy have made the country a force to be reckoned with in global affairs. It has surpassed the... →
Tshisekedi needs to clean up his inner circle
21st October 2022 President Félix Tshisekedi this week waxed lyrical about the opportunities his country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), offered to... →
Another bailout won’t solve Ghana’s economic crisis
21st October 2022 Ghana’s economic woes continue as the country seeks International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for the 17th time. The bailout was necessary after... →
Countdown to Africa’s Climate COP
20th October 2022 The Africa Climate COP is around the corner. The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate... →
Digital industrial hubs are key to Africa’s economic transformation
18th October 2022 Digital innovation enables transparency in public services and new opportunities in commerce, health, education and agriculture. But Africa lags... →
Reform in Burundi deepens ruling party divisions
17th October 2022 At the beginning of September, an audio recording emerged in Burundi allegedly featuring President Évariste Ndayishimiye accusing unnamed political... →
Security priorities for Burkina Faso’s new transition
13th October 2022 On 30 September, disgruntled army officers staged a coup that toppled Burkina Faso’s transitional military leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri... →
Weaponised drones – the latest tech threat to reach Africa
11th October 2022 Drones have for some time been used by regular armed forces on Africa’s battlefields, such as in Ethiopia and Mali. But now they’re increasingly... →
