Institute for Security Studies
Can Mozambique’s march to authoritarianism be stopped?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 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
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd November 2022 Community Police Forums (CPFs) were foundational to South Africa’s 1990s transition to democracy. When first established, they provided a bridge... →