Institute for Security Studies
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... →
To reduce kidnappings, South Africa’s police must tackle armed robbery
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th March 2023 Kidnapping in South Africa is four times higher than 10 years ago. In the last three months of 2022, the latest period for which there are official... →
To reduce kidnappings, South Africa’s police must tackle armed robbery
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th March 2023 Kidnapping in South Africa is four times higher than 10 years ago. In the last three months of 2022, the latest period for which there are official... →
Balancing protection and profit in the Congo Basin
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th March 2023 The Congo Basin is the world’s second largest tropical rainforest and its biggest carbon sink. Yet more than a quarter of its forests could vanish... →
Nigeria’s new president must prioritise the Boko Haram crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th March 2023 By the time he is sworn in on 29 May, Bola Tinubu should be fully aware that the Boko Haram crisis presents an immense challenge to his government.... →
UK seems ready to return its ‘last African colony’
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th March 2023 Could the protracted dispute over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean finally be drawing to a close? Britain steadfastly insisted for decades... →
Sandalwood burn ignites awareness of Kenya’s illegal trade
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th March 2023 In September 2022, a senior Kenyan police officer was arrested when he was found with 13.5 tonnes of sandalwood, worth roughly $430 270, loaded... →
Al-Shabaab on the defensive: is it time to celebrate?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th March 2023 Three months after reclaiming the presidential office, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud resolved to root out al-Shabaab from Somalia. The new administration... →
New targets needed to manage West Africa’s military transitions
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th March 2023 Since August 2020, five coups have occurred in three West African countries – Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea. The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau have... →
Breaking down the BRIC wall between South Africa-US relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th March 2023 The official diplomatic line on South Africa-United States (US) relations often points to ‘cordial’ ties – a position supported by the balance of... →
