Institute for Security Studies
Sudan’s crisis could delay South Sudan’s already slow transition
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th July 2023 The war that erupted in April between elements of Sudan’s security apparatus could hamper its neighbour South Sudan’s already sluggish peace... →
Macron’s financing summit provides more momentum than money
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th July 2023 The New Global Financing Pact summit, which French President Emmanuel Macron convened in Paris last month, was certainly ambitious. ‘We are clear... →
MINUSMA leaves Mali: will regional leaders step up on security?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th July 2023 On 30 June the United Nations (UN) Security Council voted unanimously to end the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali... →
Africa’s Ukraine-Russia mediation needed a clearer AU footprint
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th July 2023 Food, fertiliser and fuel are among the reasons Africa needs the Russia-Ukraine war to end quickly. With Africa becoming an arena for geopolitical... →
School terror attack highlights Uganda’s security gaps
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th July 2023 On 16 June, militants stormed Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School in western Uganda, near the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border, killing... →
Africa’s bond walls and ballot trains
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd July 2023 Since Covid-19, African economies have muddled through a series of internal and external shocks. While some moved swiftly to arrest the rut, others... →
President Bola Tinubu tackles Nigeria’s economy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th June 2023 Not even a month after Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inauguration on 29 May, he’d carried out major economic reforms advocated for by... →
Prigozhin’s rebellion throws Wagner’s African future into doubt
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th June 2023 The brazen but brief rebellion that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin launched in Russia at the weekend, and the deal he cut with Russian President... →
Touadéra’s perilous referendum project
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th June 2023 In May, Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced a constitutional referendum for 30 July 2023. This announcement was the... →
Boko Haram brings IEDs back to Cameroon
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th June 2023 Boko Haram’s return to using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is a major worry for Cameroon’s Far North Region. Until recently, the region... →