Institute for Security Studies
Is Cyclone Freddy’s record-breaking devastation the new normal?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th March 2023 Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which struck Southern Africa between February and March, broke multiple records for both power and duration. Running for... →
Promoting investment to power Africa’s single market
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th March 2023 The landmark African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to increase Africans’ prosperity through more intra-African trade by eliminating... →
South Africa’s police must prioritise trust
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th March 2023 The South African public has low and declining trust and confidence in its police. This impedes efforts to reduce crime, deliver quality services,... →
Do those seeking peace in Chad need to prepare for war?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th March 2023 After the death of president Idriss Déby in April 2021, Chad started a transition process in which interim authorities committed to reconciliation... →
Is the Botswana–De Beers model marriage on the rocks?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th March 2023 Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to walk away from his country’s highly successful 54-year partnership with De Beers if the... →
Ironing out Nigeria’s polling process for a smoother future
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd March 2023 Nigeria’s presidential and legislative elections on 25 February were the country’s seventh since the return to multi-party democracy in 1999.... →
Reducing murder must be a top SA government priority
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd March 2023 There were, on average, 520 murders a week in South Africa during the 2022 calendar year. According to available data, this is one of the highest... →
High Seas Treaty needs African support to work
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd March 2023 After nearly two decades of negotiations, consensus has finally been reached at the United Nations (UN) to protect marine biodiversity in the High... →
SA tries to breathe new life into East African relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th March 2023 Back-to-back state visits to South Africa by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni a fortnight ago and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan this... →
Could Guinea’s current military transition be its last?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th March 2023 Military officers overthrew the regime of Alpha Condé on 5 September 2021, less than a year after the former Guinean president started a... →
