Institute for Security Studies
Massacres and atrocities are one part of SA’s crime story
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th August 2022 A month ago, 16 people died when more than 130 bullets were fired at the Mdlalose Tavern in Nomzamo Park informal settlement in Soweto,... →
Africa’s mishmash of regional blocs doesn’t add enough value
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th August 2022 Africa’s regional groups should form the building blocks of an integrated African Union (AU). On a vast continent with 55 AU member states, such... →
More BRICS in the wall?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th August 2022 Recent speculation that the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) plans to expand its membership has set tongues wagging in... →
Rajoelina and the saga of Madagascar’s smuggled gold
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th August 2022 Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina is evidently not very fond of South Africa. And vice versa. When he toppled Marc Ravalomanana in 2009, his... →
Nigeria’s creative sector could help write the security governance playbook
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th August 2022 With insecurity growing across Africa, countries need creative solutions to ensure safer societies. In Nigeria, where Nollywood generates close to... →
Mali to Dubai: artery for West Africa’s booming illegal gold trade
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th August 2022 West Africa’s lucrative gold trade has a costly dark side. Discrepancies in data on gold production and trade between Mali and Dubai in the United... →
Are South Africa’s police jumping the gun on new technologies?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd August 2022 Emerging technologies are seen as critical tools for making South Africa safer. This includes a rise in spending on city surveillance systems... →
Ethiopia urgently needs a transitional justice policy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st August 2022 Earlier this year, Ethiopia’s government granted amnesty to political figures and influential activists detained since 2020. In justifying the... →
Arms trafficking from Libya to Niger is back in business
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th July 2022 Arms and ammunition seizures by security forces in Niger’s Agadez and Tahoua regions between January 2021 and February 2022 helped dismantle... →
Can Somalia’s new president patch relations with the AU?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th July 2022 The African Union (AU) has been central to Somalia’s slow journey towards stability. Among other things, its African Union Mission in Somalia... →
