Institute for Security Studies
Kenya and Ethiopia could show the way on migration governance
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th January 2024 Migration governance in Kenya and Ethiopia has significant implications for regional stability and human rights in the Horn of Africa and in each... →
After a glimmer of hope, Sudan’s peace effort fades
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th January 2024 With the world’s attention focused on wars in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, the devastating civil war that erupted in Sudan in April 2023 has largely... →
African countries should not entertain taking forcibly displaced Palestinians
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th January 2024 In early January, media reports claimed Israel was in talks with ‘Congo’ about ‘voluntary migration plans’ for Palestinians from Gaza. The original... →
Scrap metal smuggling could cripple East Africa’s infrastructure
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th January 2024 On 11 January 2022, Nairobi was plunged into darkness after Kenya Power lost supply along the Kiambere-Embakasi high voltage transmission power... →
India eyes Africa in its quest for superpower status
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th January 2024 India is rapidly forging an important role in the new global order as a bridge between the global north and south. Leveraging its economic muscle... →
Foreign criminals go for gold in Nigeria
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th January 2024 Nigeria’s mining sector is diverse in mineral resources that make a significant contribution to the nation’s gross domestic product. The country is... →
Fairer global tax won’t be enough to cure Africa’s chronic capital deficit
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th January 2024 On 22 November 2023, a coalition of 125 mostly developing countries led by Nigeria won an important United Nations (UN) General Assembly vote on... →
Positive outlook for Morocco’s development prospects
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th January 2024 North Africa and the Sahel have generally been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Coups last year rocked Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso,... →
The African Union’s fight for relevance in 2024
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th January 2024 The African Union (AU) isn’t living up to expectations – and member states are partly to blame, according to AU Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa... →
Inconsistencies are costing the AU Mission in Somalia
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th December 2023 In September, a call was made for a technical pause to the African troop drawdown from Somalia, following the initial withdrawal of 2 000 troops in... →
