Institute for Security Studies
US sanctions four alleged ISIS ringleaders in South Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th March 2022 Was the United States Treasury’s announcement that it was imposing sanctions on four alleged organisers and financiers in South Africa of the... →
Expansion of the Allied Democratic Forces should worry East Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd March 2022 The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terror group is broadening its recruitment base from its traditional pool of Congolese and Ugandan fighters to... →
Burundi’s return to the international fold
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd March 2022 Since his inauguration in 2020, President Évariste Ndayishimiye has introduced a raft of foreign and domestic policy reforms to salvage Burundi’s... →
Lessons for Mozambique after France’s withdrawal from the Sahel
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st March 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent decision to withdraw troops from Mali nine years after first intervening in the conflict against jihadi... →
Will Africa see more decisive action from a new PSC?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st March 2022 Fifteen countries were elected to the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) at the continental body’s recent summit in Addis Ababa.... →
Africa a low presence in the first Indo-Pacific forum
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th February 2022 The Indo-Pacific – a relatively new concept – stretches from South Africa via the Red Sea to Russia, New Zealand and Canada. It’s not a... →
Democracy alone is no guarantee of development
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th February 2022 Until 1989, Africa was characterised by many authoritarian governments. After that, democracy took root as countries abolished military... →
Going for gold leaves Senegal’s artisanal mining communities poorer
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd February 2022 Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is vital to the economy of the Kédougou region, where 98% of Senegal’s gold mining sites are located. In... →
Thousands of new SA police recruits may yield little benefit
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd February 2022 Over the past year, concerns have been raised about the decline in the number of police in South Africa. Due to budgetary restrictions, last year’s... →
Lessons must be learnt before Barkhane marches into new territory
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd February 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the withdrawal of Barkhane and Takuba forces from Mali, but expressed commitment to ‘continue …... →
