Institute for Security Studies
Putting cyber resilience in Africa centre stage
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st November 2022 With global attention on the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm-el-Sheikh, the question of how to make long-term,... →
Could G20 or BRICS be Africa’s route to global influence?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th November 2022 Africa lacks a permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council – a situation that will likely remain for a long time. Does membership of... →
No silver bullet to stop cattle rustling in East Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th November 2022 In April, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni launched a disarmament exercise in north-eastern Uganda and deployed the military to carry it out. The... →
Can Mozambique’s march to authoritarianism be stopped?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th November 2022 In his first three years after becoming president in 2015, Filipe Nyusi’s governance led Mozambique to fall in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s... →
Could COP27 still shift views on climate migrants?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th November 2022 While climate-linked migration and displacement (‘mobility’) feature throughout discussions at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference... →
Options for reviving security cooperation in the Sahel
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th November 2022 The Sahel is experiencing increasing political and security upheavals. A series of unconstitutional changes in government have occurred in Mali,... →
Are red flags about Islamic State in South Africa alarmist?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th November 2022 Alarm bells about the threat of terrorism in South Africa have recently been sounding more stridently and more often. Are these false alarms or is... →
Climate change, flooding and Nigeria’s tide of corruption
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th November 2022 Africa’s big message at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt is that the countries responsible for causing climate... →
Mali’s women mediators shape local talks with terrorists
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th November 2022 In central Mali, local communities have entered into peace agreements with terrorist groups to regain a sense of calm. Residents in the area have... →
Peace agreement pledges transitional justice for Ethiopia
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th November 2022 On 2 November, the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front signed an agreement in Pretoria to end the two-year... →
