Institute for Security Studies
Boko Haram brings IEDs back to Cameroon
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th June 2023 Boko Haram’s return to using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is a major worry for Cameroon’s Far North Region. Until recently, the region... →
Journalism on trial in Africa: fortitude and fake news
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th June 2023 The world of journalism has been somewhat emboldened since 7 June when judges in a South African High Court threw out a private prosecution brought... →
African peace mission: one step forward, one step back?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd June 2023 Africa’s Ukraine-Russia peace mission represents a significant milestone for the continent. It is the first time African states have taken the lead... →
Avoiding the worst-case scenario in Senegal
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd June 2023 President Macky Sall’s upcoming address to Senegalese citizens will be critical to easing deep-seated political tensions that have thrown the... →
Sudan needs African Union boots on the ground
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd June 2023 While international and regional responses to the crisis in Sudan have been swift, they haven’t stopped the violence perpetrated against civilians.... →
Rising tides threaten low-lying coastal West Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st June 2023 The global average sea level is expected to rise by up to half a metre by 2050 and up to two metres by 2100. This is due to the expansion of... →
SA cholera outbreak: governance failures bode ill for climate catastrophes
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th June 2023 On his visit this month to the town of Hammanskraal after South Africa’s recent cholera outbreak, President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted to the... →
What Africa wants and what the West needs to do
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th June 2023 If the West wants to position itself in Africa for the future – and in relation to China – the focus should be on good governance instead of... →
Supportive families are pivotal to preventing violent extremism
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th June 2023 In 2021, around 180-million children lived in conflict zones in Africa – the highest number of all regions globally. And the World Health... →
South Africa does have the means to reduce violence
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th June 2023 In May, police minister Bheki Cele praised the South African Police Service’ (SAPS) ‘more boots on the ground’ approach to fighting crime. His... →