Institute for Security Studies
Shady cocoa farming at the root of Côte d’Ivoire’s deforestation
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st May 2022 Côte d’Ivoire is the world’s top cocoa producer, but the country’s principal economic activity is driving devastating deforestation, which harms... →
Cameroon’s missed foreign policy potential in Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th May 2022 In April, Cameroon renewed a military cooperation agreement with Russia as Moscow intensified its offensive in Ukraine. The timing certainly... →
Tunisia drifts into even more dangerous territory
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th May 2022 For a while, optimists could hope that President Kais Saied hadn’t abandoned Tunisia’s turbulent but exhilarating democratic project – even after... →
Second chance for Mohamud to put Somalia on the road to stability
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th May 2022 After a 15-month delay in voting, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud became Somalia’s new president on 15 May. Political leaders had disagreed over the election... →
Is the IMF making a comeback across Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th May 2022 It’s no secret that most African economies have endured a torrid time over recent years. Finances have been hard hit by two global crises –... →
Red flags ahead of Lesotho’s October elections
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th May 2022 Lesotho’s Parliament is accused of dragging its feet over crucial reforms that must be voted into law ahead of the all-important October general... →
Slim chance that Zimbabwe’s 2023 elections will be competitive
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd May 2022 With 14 months to go before Zimbabweans elect a president, members of parliament and local government representatives, the country is in full... →
US debates bill to counter ‘malign’ Russian activities in Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th May 2022 A United States (US) bill that would oblige Washington to punish African governments that abet Russian ‘malign’ activities on the continent is... →
Corruption in Africa deepens the wounds of Covid-19
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th May 2022 Widespread corruption during the pandemic has worsened the devastating effect of Covid-19 on Africa’s economy. Since the continent’s first case was... →
The Gambia’s president faces a tricky second term
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th May 2022 Despite Adama Barrow’s comfortable win in December’s presidential elections, his party failed to clinch a convincing majority in recent National... →
