Institute for Security Studies
Online influence and disinformation – preparing for South Africa’s polls
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th March 2024 The electoral commission’s ground rules alone can’t be expected to insulate the country from harmful tactics. As South Africa goes to the polls on... →
Transition in Niger: avoiding the dangers of stagnation
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th March 2024 On 24 February, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) lifted the economic and financial sanctions imposed on Niger after its 26... →
Blue economies could take Zambia from landlocked to ‘land-linked’
13th March 2024 The maritime industry is commonly associated with coastal states, but the maritime domain includes inland waterways such as lakes, rivers and dams.... →
UNMISS is crucial to free and fair elections in South Sudan
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th March 2024 This week, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meets to renew the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for another year. It has... →
AU action to bolster elections should start at the top
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th March 2024 Twenty-one African countries are expected to hold elections in 2024, according to the African Union’s (AU) calendar. Already, the first two... →
South Africa struggles to get off the FATF grey list
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th March 2024 How is it that Africa’s most sophisticated, if not always largest, economy is still battling to get off the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF)... →
Russia’s Africa Corps – more than old wine in a new bottle
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th March 2024 The Russian military company Wagner appears to have been renamed the Africa Corps by Moscow, and brought under the control of Russia’s Defence... →
Ethiopia’s draft transitional justice policy: 10 key observations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th March 2024 From 21-24 February, Ethiopia’s Justice Ministry held validation workshops on a draft policy to deal with the country’s violent past through... →
Organised criminals make Douala their gateway to global markets
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th March 2024 In May 2023, a customs official in Douala, Cameroon stamped a shipment of timber for export from the Central African Republic (CAR) to China. It... →
The installer must apply to the City to authorise the system for grid connection
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th March 2024 Somalia and Türkiye have forged a new defence and economic partnership. The agreement is one part of an intricate web of maritime pacts involving... →
