Institute for Security Studies
Eswatini conducts a competent caricature of democracy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th October 2023 Eswatini – or Swaziland as some of its citizens still call it – held last Friday what should be called a reasonably competent charade of a... →
Africa can end its rash of military coups
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th October 2023 Military coups were common in Africa during the Cold War, and now seem to be returning. Between January 2020 and August 2023, there were five... →
Kidnappings in the Sahel – a favoured weapon of war
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th October 2023 Over 180 kidnappings were recorded in the war-torn countries of Mali and Burkina Faso in the first half of 2023 – an average of one a day. This... →
Time to resolve Cameroon’s persistent yet forgotten crisis
3rd October 2023 Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict undermines national unity and is arguably the most damaging of the country's multiple crises. It sparked demands for... →
Africa needs a people-centred approach to climate action
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd October 2023 In September, Africa was struck by a devastating climate event when heavy rains caused two dams to collapse in Libya, flooding the east coast city... →
Going nowhere slowly at the UN General Assembly’s annual debate
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th September 2023 The general debate at the recent United Nations General Assembly’s 78th session concluded in much the same way as the many that preceded it – with... →
What does evidence-based policing offer South Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th September 2023 Four months into the rollout of the Crime Prevention Wardens in South Africa’s Gauteng province, media reports suggest they may be doing more harm... →
Anti-gay laws: Africa’s human rights regression
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th September 2023 In most of Africa – 33 out of 55 countries – homosexuality is a crime punishable by imprisonment. This year alone, six states (Kenya, Ghana,... →
Can China be a more attractive security partner for Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th September 2023 As China offers Africa an alternative to traditional Western partnerships, its deepening multilateral engagements could considerably impact the... →
The Gambia redoubles efforts to scupper maritime drug trafficking
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th September 2023 The Gambia is a key transit point for South American cocaine being smuggled to Europe. In February, over 800 kg of cocaine that had been... →
