Institute for Security Studies
How to get more women seafarers on board
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th July 2020 Around 80% of international trade is seaborne, making seafaring key to worldwide security, development and economic prosperity. It’s been 10 years... →
Future of facial recognition technology in Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th July 2020 When several United States (US) companies withdrew their facial recognition software products amid concerns about flaws, biases and misuse in the... →
Motsepe saga continues to bedevil Botswana-SA relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th July 2020 One of the many mysteries about the Bridgette Motsepe affair is why President Mokgweetsi Masisi is pursuing it so relentlessly despite the harm it... →
The African Union needs to broaden its role in Somalia
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd July 2020 Somalia’s historic one-person-one vote election, scheduled for late 2020, looks set to be postponed. Electoral commission chair Halima Ismail told... →
More questions than answers: Tanzania’s mandatory SIM card registration
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st July 2020 Tanzania has introduced mandatory SIM card registration to combat cybercrime and fraud. The country joins over 140 others worldwide with this... →
The poor lose again: impact of Covid-19 on Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st July 2020 The impact of COVID-19 is usually measured in rates of infection, deaths, jobs lost and the hit on national economies. But there’s another metric –... →
Can the AU protect citizens against Covid-19 abuses?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th June 2020 Lockdowns and curfews to fight Covid-19 across Africa have been designed as an abuse of fundamental rights. This was the view of Mélanie Sonhaye... →
Domestic violence during Covid-19: are we asking the right questions?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th June 2020 The number of domestic violence cases reported to the South African police between March and April dropped by 69.4%. This figure makes it tempting... →
Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute must be solved soon
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th June 2020 The bitter dispute among Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the giant Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile seems... →
Dialogue with terrorists should start with community voices
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th June 2020 Dialogue as a plausible method for countering violent extremism has gained traction in the past year as international and regional actors consider... →
