Institute for Security Studies
Combating the sea of corruption in the maritime sector
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th April 2022 Grand corruption in Africa’s maritime sector has led to overfishing, resource scarcity and a rise in criminality, with coastal communities most... →
Could Russia’s war in Ukraine derail Africa’s global partnerships?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th April 2022 A week before Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, Africa and Europe agreed on a ‘joint vision’ spanning economic growth, security and climate... →
Dialogue with jihadists: Mauritania offers lessons for the Sahel
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st April 2022 If a decade of military operations hasn’t resolved the disastrous security crisis in the Sahel, could talking to the jihadists help bring peace?... →
West Africa and Turkey forge new security relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st March 2022 Turkey is not a new actor in Africa but is an increasingly important one. Its presence in West Africa has aroused widespread attention and even... →
Rebuilding local economies can help defeat Boko Haram
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th March 2022 The devastation caused by Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin is not limited to deaths and displacements. It includes severe disruptions to economic... →
Is the AU mission in Somalia changing in name only?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th March 2022 The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has supported that country’s government in the fight against al-Shabaab for the past 15 years. The... →
More questions than answers in South Africa’s latest victim survey?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th March 2022 South Africa’s 2020/21 Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) was published last month. Although its accuracy was affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the... →
Will SADC stand up to Mswati?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th March 2022 While South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appears to be toying with the ambitious notion of mediating in Russia’s war against Ukraine, two more... →
Endless oil spills blacken Ogoniland’s prospects
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th March 2022 The Niger Delta in southern Nigeria is one of the most polluted places on Earth. Decades of spillages from over 50 years of oil operations continue... →
Cheap and deadly: Gabon’s epidemic of fake medicine
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd March 2022 Tens of thousands of people in Africa die every year from taking fake drugs. According to the World Health Organization, these are the world’s most... →