Institute for Security Studies
Insight into the integrity of South Africa’s police
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th August 2020 The reputation of South Africa’s police was further tarnished in the first weeks of the country’s COVID-19 lockdown as videos depicting abuses went... →
Chad’s illegal drug trade contributes to regional insecurity
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th August 2020 On 24 July, a court in Chad sentenced 10 people including high-ranking security and intelligence officials as part of a transnational tramadol... →
Mali’s military takeover puts popular protests in the spotlight
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th August 2020 President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta announced his resignation on Mali’s national television on Tuesday night, 18 August. Earlier that day he was... →
Inclusive national dialogue is a priority for Ethiopia
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th August 2020 The 29 June murder of popular Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa from the Oromo ethnic group has reignited ethnic violence in the country. Over 200... →
Marikana experts report points the way to better policing
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th August 2020 The Marikana massacre was a South African tragedy. It was also a policing disaster. But little has changed to improve policing in the country since... →
Lessons for Africa from devastating Mauritius oil spill
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th August 2020 The shipwreck of the MV Wakashio has caused one of Mauritius’s worst environmental catastrophes and its devastating impact is expected to last for... →
Ramaphosa reacts to internal pressure on Zimbabwe
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th August 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s special envoys arrived in Zimbabwe on 10 August and returned to South Africa the next day, leaving the situation as it... →
Stability needed for CAR’s upcoming elections
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th August 2020 In the run-up to the Central African Republic’s (CAR) 27 December 2020 elections, political manoeuvrings have started within both government and... →
South Africa’s Border Management Authority dream could be a nightmare
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th August 2020 Until recently, managing South Africa’s borders was the task of at least seven different government departments working at land, air and sea ports... →
Sweeping illegal sand mining under the rug in Uganda
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th August 2020 Criminal entrepreneurs are tapping into Uganda’s vast reserves of sand, exploiting a sector which is largely unregulated by government. Posing as... →
