Institute for Security Studies
Burundi and Rwanda on a reconciliation path 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th January 2022 Since Burundi accused Rwanda of backing a coup attempt against it in 2015, relations between the two countries have been rocky. Most of the... →
As the AU turns 20, it must speak with one voice
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th January 2022 The African Union (AU) will mark its 20th anniversary in 2022, and as pressure to perform better increases, the upcoming heads of state summit from... →
Mali’s transitional government capitalises on festive lull
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th January 2022 While many were off enjoying their end-of-year break in December 2021, Mali’s transitional government was busy pulling off a feat that could keep... →
After #EndSARS, Nigeria’s police must take ownership of reform
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th January 2022 Nigeria’s #EndSARS mass action in October 2020 and the subsequent security force crackdown led to promises that those affected would see justice.... →
Africa must get up to speed on cyber diplomacy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd January 2022 On 17 January, African diplomats meet their global counterparts in New York to thrash out the details of a proposed new United Nations (UN) treaty... →
Gold doesn’t shine for women in Mali and Senegal’s mines
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th December 2021 Women have historically been key actors in artisanal mining in the indigenous Mandingo communities of south-eastern Senegal and western Mali.... →
Getting Goudoumaria right: are Boko Haram defectors reintegrating safely?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th December 2021 Since 2015, fighters, associates, and people trapped or kidnapped have been leaving Boko Haram. And since the death this year of Abubakar Shekau,... →
Burkina Faso’s security sector reform can no longer wait
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th December 2021 After years of delays in reforming Burkina Faso’s security sector, the government adopted a national security policy on 6 October this year. As... →
COP26: a mixed bag for Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th December 2021 The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was a decidedly mixed bag for developing nations, including many in Africa. On... →
A false start for Africa’s free trade deal?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd December 2021 A year ago, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, wearing his African Union (AU) chairperson hat, convened a special AU summit to launch the... →
