Institute for Security Studies
South Africa’s budget should protect the country’s holy cows
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th October 2020 When South Africa’s Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni presents the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement this week, he’s expected to announce drastic... →
Can South Africa rejuvenate an ageing United Nations?
23rd October 2020 COVID-19 has shown that countries across the world need to work together to tackle global problems. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António... →
Focus on migrant returns threatens AU–EU negotiations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd October 2020 Last month the European Commission unveiled its New Pact on Migration and Asylum (New Pact). The pact’s goals of rebuilding trust and developing... →
Tanzania elections set to widen Africa’s democratic deficit
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd October 2020 With the 28 October election around the corner, Tanzania’s opposition has mounted a spirited campaign despite numerous impediments and attempts to... →
Africa must prepare better for foreign divestment
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th October 2020 Foreign divestment is steadily becoming more pronounced and requires greater attention from policymakers, especially in Africa. The term refers to... →
Cybercrime in Nigeria demands public-private action
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th October 2020 Cyberattacks have increased in Nigeria in the wake of covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns. The country’s 2015 cybercrimes law may not be adequate... →
Mali gives China a reality check
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th October 2020 China’s role in Africa’s security has been evolving, from its tentative first steps in non-combatant peace operations in 1998 to combat-ready... →
Nigeria’s #EndSARS protests also concern counter-terrorism
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th October 2020 The #EndSARS (End Special Anti-Robbery Squad) protests in Nigeria are a call for massive reforms not only in the police institution but also the... →
What peace in Cabo Delgado means for Mozambique and its neighbours
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th October 2020 In its assessment of the liquid natural gas (LNG) projects in northern Mozambique, the African Development Bank (ADB) says the investment could... →
East African terror groups are exploiting the seas
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th October 2020 Violent extremist groups operating in East Africa such as al-Shabaab, Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic State in East Africa Somalia (IS-Somalia) are... →
