Institute for Security Studies
Lifting lockdown: a double-edged sword for public safety?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th June 2020 South Africa’s first levels of lockdown substantially reduced violent crime, making it one of the few countries in the world to record fewer deaths... →
SA passes Kenya the baton in the Security Council relay
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd June 2020 In January 2021, Kenya will replace South Africa as one of the three elected African members (A3) on the United Nations Security Council, joining... →
Mutharika’s last stab at the judiciary before elections
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th June 2020 Next Tuesday’s re-run presidential election in Malawi, like that of last May, is turning out to be more of a contest between the judiciary and... →
Pierre Nkurunziza, a leader in the Great Lakes mould
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th June 2020 Pierre Nkurunziza’s sudden death on 9 June ends the political career of a sports teacher who ascended to the presidency of Burundi via a rebel... →
How illegal mining is driving local conflicts in Nigeria
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th June 2020 Africa’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector has development potential. At their peak in 2017 these mines in Niger employed as many as 600... →
Chad’s new counter-terrorism law: a step in the right direction?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th June 2020 In early April, 44 Boko Haram suspects in pre-trial detention died in a prison cell in N’Djamena, Chad. They were part of a group of 54 alleged... →
The DRC is riveted by a political thriller
12th June 2020 The corruption case against Vital Kamerhe, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi’s chief of staff, has been unfolding... →
Africa must unmute its mic as e-diplomacy takes root
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th June 2020 Covid-19 has forced the world to work, meet and socialise online, and mostly from home. Countries are even conducting their international relations... →
Can we solve hunger in South Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2020 When people’s need for water, food and shelter isn't met, the result is catastrophic for the individual, their family and society. Food insecurity... →
Reinventing the Mauritian economic model
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th June 2020 Mauritius reported its first cases of coronavirus on 19 March and closed its borders to all foreigners on the same day. It was a radical step for a... →
