Institute for Security Studies
Chad’s turbulent presidential polls put democracy on the backburner
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th April 2021 Chadians went to the polls on 11 April for the sixth presidential election since a multiparty system was introduced in 1990. President Idriss Déby... →
Vaccine nationalism and African government deficiencies hinder roll-out
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th April 2021 The African Union – mainly through its Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) – has done well in trying to acquire Covid-19... →
Battle for power and wealth fuels Kenya’s Kapedo conflict
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th April 2021 The killing of a senior police officer in Kenya’s Kapedo area on 17 January is just the latest attack in a longstanding brutal conflict. Those... →
Sahel counter-terrorism takes a heavy toll on civilians
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th April 2021 National and foreign forces deployed to fight terrorism in the Sahel are increasingly harming civilians. Figures from the Armed Conflict Location &... →
Women at the heart of Boko Haram and katiba Macina
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th April 2021 Women play complex and nuanced roles in violent extremism in Mali and Niger. They represent strategic human resources for these groups, Institute... →
Busting South Africa’s xenophobic myths starts at grassroots
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th April 2021 The past year has been deadly for African and Asian-born migrants in South Africa. And if past trends are anything to go by, it is about to become... →
Biden lifts Trump’s financial veto on developing nations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th April 2021 Exactly how the Biden administration might impact Africa remains a bit of a mystery, as the new United States president, predictably, works through... →
A third election without main opposition parties in Benin
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th April 2021 On 11 April, Benin will hold its seventh presidential election since the 1990 national conference that paved the way for the country’s peaceful... →
Africa could become a testing ground for tech-enabled social engineering
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th April 2021 Within a year, much of the world has adopted the norm of wearing masks to protect against the Covid-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding the political... →
Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis unites the north and south
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th April 2021 Schools in north-western Nigeria recently reopened after a months-long shutdown by state governments due to increasing kidnappings. Between... →
