Institute for Security Studies
Will Senegal’s new president shake up external relations?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd April 2024 Despite pre-election rhetoric, long-standing principles and regional realities will likely guide international relations. Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s... →
Zimbabwe’s new ZiG doomed by overall lack of transparency
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd April 2024 Economic mismanagement has stripped citizens’ trust in the government and threatens the new currency’s viability. The struggle to stabilise... →
Can dialogue rescue South Sudan from a perpetual transition?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th April 2024 As in 2022, elections could again be postponed. What should the proposed dialogue do differently to break the cycle? The feasibility of South... →
Escalation of Middle East hostilities will have ripple effects for Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th April 2024 Africa could be drawn into proxy battles that have domino effects on security, foreign investment and trade relationships. This weekend’s events in... →
Somalia’s EAC contribution depends on cutting organised crime
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th April 2024 East African Community member states must support Somalia’s efforts to curb destabilising criminal markets. On 15 December 2023, Somalia took a... →
Ramaphosa tries to patch up relations with Rwanda
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th April 2024 Has South Africa’s leader been advised to put on hold the Southern African Development Community mission in east DRC? Could South African President... →
South Africa’s polls unlikely to result in widespread public violence
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th April 2024 South Africa’s 29 May national and provincial elections will be the hardest fought since the birth of the country’s democracy in 1994. Surveys show... →
Kidnappings in Chad could spark a regional security crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th April 2024 Kidnappers have terrorised Chad’s southern Mayo-Kebbi West and Logone Oriental provinces for over two decades. Between 2020 and 2023, the number of... →
Eswatini’s democratic reform process in jeopardy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th April 2024 Fifteen months after the murder of political activist Thulani Maseko, the political reform movement he ably led also seems to have died. If it were... →
Abandon ship: uncrewed vessels threaten Africa’s maritime security
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th April 2024 As technology advances, African states must prepare for the crewless future of naval threats. Maritime drone deployment in offensive operations in... →
