Institute for Security Studies
Could joint AU-UN mediation break Sudan’s stalemate?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd March 2022 Mediation in Sudan’s broken political transition is yet to bring stability to the country. Attempts by the United Nations (UN) and African Union... →
Ukraine war reveals Africa divided
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th March 2022 Ukraine has withdrawn an important contingent of peacekeepers from the United Nations (UN) Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic... →
Redefining the African Union’s utility
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th March 2022 February’s African Union (AU) summit was symbolic in several ways. It was held in person in Addis Ababa after nearly two years of online meetings... →
Senegal’s ambitious goals for its African Union presidency
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th March 2022 At the February African Union (AU) summit, President Macky Sall was sworn in as rotating chair of the continental body for 2022. The priorities... →
Anti-foreigner sentiment won’t solve South Africa’s labour woes
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th March 2022 South Africa’s government is determined to use new policies and legislation to curb the number of foreigners working in the formal and informal... →
Chad’s long road to reconciliation
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th March 2022 Since former president Idriss Déby Itno’s death on the battlefield in April 2021, Chad has been governed by a Transitional Military Council. Led by... →
High stakes as Nigeria prepares for elections 2023
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th March 2022 On 25 February, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Bill into law, paving the way for federal and state elections on 25... →
West African coastal terror attacks: just the tip of the iceberg
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th March 2022 Violent extremism is escalating in West Africa’s coastal states. This is terrifying for citizens but is just the tip of the insurgency iceberg.... →
Could Japan give new direction to West African security approaches?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th March 2022 As external partners struggle to find appropriate responses to the many challenges facing West Africa, Japan’s approach to peace and security may... →
Conflict environments need a peacebuilding approach to business development
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th March 2022 From community and labour protests to civil wars, businesses are entangled in African conflict and violence. Indeed, all fragile and... →
