Institute for Security Studies
Africa’s climate change diplomacy must step up a gear
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th January 2022 As the dust settled on the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the world started realising that it fell short of the promise to... →
Beyond ECOWAS sanctions, how can Mali overcome the crisis?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th January 2022 On 14 January, huge crowds gathered in Mali’s capital Bamako and other towns to denounce sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community... →
No easy answers to Lake Chad Basin’s security dilemmas
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th January 2022 It has been two decades since Mohammed Yusuf founded the group that became known as Boko Haram, and over a decade since its violent attacks reached... →
Wagner’s dubious operatics in CAR and beyond
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st January 2022 Russia has established a strong military presence in the Central African Republic (CAR) over the past four years, clandestinely using dubious... →
Party politics still the only game in town in Tanzania
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th January 2022 The year started with news of the resignation of Tanzania’s Speaker of the National Assembly Job Ndugai. His crime was questioning President Samia... →
Making Zondo’s findings count is not government’s job alone
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th January 2022 South Africa’s Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture, corruption and fraud handed the first of its three-part report to President Cyril... →
Getting to grips with Ethiopia’s ethnic and political violence is vital for stability
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th January 2022 Ethiopia’s 2018 transition failed to bring stability to the country. On the contrary, sporadic ethnic and political violence since then has brought... →
The AU must face up to Africa’s governance-conflict links
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th January 2022 A review of the issues covered in 2021 by the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) predictably shows positives and negatives for the... →
Port expansions could expose Kenya to more crime
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th January 2022 Kenya’s US$3.6-billion ports master plan will transform the country’s sea, lake and dry ports over the next 30 years. Modern ports that comply with... →
Will 2022 see an end to AU Peace Fund delays?
12th January 2022 Considering the impact of conflict on the continent and the African Union’s (AU) role in managing these crises, the Peace Fund is arguably one of... →