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23 May 2013
                       
 
 
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10 Apr 2013
 
 
Tensions over the Jubaland process in Somalia could embolden Al-Shabaab
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
In the battle against Islamist fighters in Somalia, the liberation of Kismayo in October 2012 was symbolic of the progress made in ridding the country of Al-Shabaab’s influence. The port city and...
 
 
12 Nov 2012
 
Somalia: New Team, Old Hurdles
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Barring any significant opposition in parliament, Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon’s ten nominees for Somalia’s post-transition cabinet could be the ones to promote and sustain the...
 
 
11 Sep 2012
 
Somalia: Next Steps are Important for Sustaining Progress
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
After more than two decades of insecurity, Somalia has made important progress towards the realisation of peace. Apart from the great successes in extending security beyond Mogadishu, a number of...
 
 
06 Jul 2012
 
Addressing Rising Insecurity in Kenya
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Kenyans are still reeling from the shock of the latest of an increasing spate of terror attacks on civilians across the country, mostly blamed on Somalia’s Al-Shabaab. On Sunday, 1 July, 17...
 
 
26 Apr 2012
 
The Heart of the Matter in the Worsening Relations between the Sudans
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
As Antonovs from bases in Sudan continue to miss their targets amidst the ear-splitting sounds of AK47s in parts of the disputed border areas between Sudan and South Sudan, it is perhaps only the...
 
 
30 Jan 2012
 
Lessons and Implications of the Confirmation of Charges Against Kenya’s 'Ocampo Four'
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
As judge Ekaterina Trendafilova read out, on 23 January 2012, the carefully crafted ruling of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the confirmation of charges against the Ocampo Six, few...
 
 
03 Oct 2011
 
Implementing Kenya’s Constitution Like Shooting at a Moving Target
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Kenyans overwhelmingly supported the promulgation of a new constitution in August last year, demonstrating their common desire for an entirely new legal framework and a new dispensation...
 
 
10 Jun 2011
 
Urgent Solutions Needed in Abyei
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The overwhelming vote by South Sudanese in the January referendum for secession marked the beginning of the end of a long walk to freedom by the people of the semi-autonomous region. Among other...
 
 
25 Oct 2010
 
Winner-takes–all Politics and Africa’s Future
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Africa is one of the geographical spaces that exemplify Samuel Huntington's ‘third wave of democratisation' in the late Twentieth Century. In the 1990s, owing to the loss of legitimacy of...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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