Institute for Security Studies
Could Senegal help mediate tensions between ECOWAS and AES states?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th June 2024 Given their favourable standing with Alliance of Sahel States (AES) countries, Senegal’s new leaders could resolve regional tensions. Since taking... →
UN funds for AU peace operations: Somalia as a test case
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th June 2024 Should the African Union focus on a single situation – or apply UN Security Council Resolution 2719 to various conflicts? Last December, the United... →
Can presidentialism save Tshisekedi from the ‘lame duck’ syndrome?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2024 By giving loyalists and technocrats ministerial posts, Tshisekedi hopes to insulate them from politics and ensure a fluid government. Five months... →
Samia Suluhu Hassan’s hesitant reforms
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2024 Having initiated democratic change, Tanzania’s president appears to be fighting a rearguard action by Magufulist hardliners. After she succeeded... →
Better policing in South Africa is well within reach
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th June 2024 SA has the necessary skills and resources – we need the president and police minister to make reform their mission. Imagine a South Africa where... →
Debt relief should be the African Union’s focus at the G20
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th June 2024 To succeed, all six of the AU’s G20 priorities depend on improving the fiscal health of indebted countries. The African Union (AU) became a full... →
Governance scenarios in South Africa: growth vs stability?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th June 2024 Two possible national coalitions (ANC-DA-IFP or ANC-MK) are a choice between economic growth and stability, with KZN as the sacrificial lamb. The... →
EU visa restrictions on Ethiopians reflect strained migration relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd June 2024 The punitive measures reflect a history of major EU investment in Ethiopia’s migration governance – with few results. Since 29 April, the European... →
William Ruto wins in Washington – but does Kenya?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st May 2024 Not all Kenyans are enchanted by the prospect of being America’s main partner in sub-Saharan Africa. Kenyan President William Ruto last week made... →
SAMIM withdrawal from Cabo Delgado: uncomfortable truths
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th May 2024 Why is the region turning away from an international terrorist organisation on its doorstep that is growing in influence? On 16 May, Islamic State... →
