Institute for Security Studies
Rising protests are a warning sign for South Africa’s government
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th August 2020 Protests in South Africa, like the economic fallout of the Covid-19 lockdown, are here to stay. The pandemic has exposed socio-economic weaknesses... →
Niger and Mali should reconcile justice and military responses to terrorism
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th August 2020 Underinvestment has left Mali and Niger’s criminal justice systems ill-equipped to deal with the complexity of terrorism trials, and unable to... →
Movement should be safe for migrants; not profitable for smugglers
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th August 2020 As legal avenues for migration have shrunk due to Covid-19 related restrictions, movement has increasingly been facilitated by smugglers.... →
Nigeria’s growing insecurity offers expansion opportunities for Boko Haram
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd August 2020 Boko Haram is extending its reach from north-east Nigeria into the country’s north-west. It is taking advantage of old and new local conflicts and... →
Sudan, a coup laboratory
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st July 2020 Sudan offers a laboratory for students of the coup. It has had 15 attempts, five of them successful – more than any other country on a continent... →
Youth to remain a focus on the UN Security Council
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th July 2020 On 14 July the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted its third resolution on youth, peace and security. This was a welcome step in... →
South Africa should end its trade and use of torture equipment
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th July 2020 South African companies are manufacturing and trading products identified by the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) as having no... →
IRR welcomes IMF 'putting South Africa govt on notice' about policies
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th July 2020 The South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR) said on Tuesday it welcomed the "unambiguous" message from the International Monetary Fund... →
Refocusing the Africa-EU strategy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th July 2020 Two key partnerships will be negotiated in 2020 between the European Union (EU) and Africa, making this a crucial year for both continents. One is... →
Only swift action will achieve an African maritime renaissance
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th July 2020 Good ocean policies can unlock new sources of wealth and transform Africa’s security, development and governance prospects. A new study... →
