Institute for Security Studies
Namibia’s Fishrot trial will test the scales of justice
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th February 2022 In some ways, Namibia’s recent history has been a dress rehearsal of South Africa’s. In 1990 South West Africa, as it was called then, became... →
Covid-19: a missed chance to build trust in Lake Chad Basin
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th February 2022 Covid-19 was expected to devastate the Lake Chad Basin. When the pandemic broke out, the region was already in crisis, with about 11-million people... →
Africa’s inland blue economies are in deep water
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th February 2022 Maritime security is not limited to activities at sea – inland waterways are also part of the maritime domain, says the African Union (AU).... →
Africa and Europe must agree on the same shade of green
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th February 2022 Energy is the key to Africa’s development and green transition. Approximately 600 million Africans and 10 million medium-sized enterprises lack... →
Beyond piracy: making waves in the Western Indian Ocean
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th February 2022 For almost two decades, maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean was associated with fighting pirates off the coast of Somalia. These... →
Risks and rewards of Africa’s access to international capital markets
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th February 2022 Africa needs roughly US$130 billion to US$170 billion a year for infrastructure investment. But countries lack the capacity to generate domestic... →
Who gets kidnapped in South Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th February 2022 The kidnapping of the four young Moti brothers in South Africa in October 2021 placed this type of crime in the spotlight. The country’s latest... →
Cabo Delgado Threat Identified A Decade Ago – Did Government Listen?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th February 2022 The Southern African Development Community (SADC) launched a military initiative in July 2021 in response to violent extremism and terrorist... →
South Africa needs less nationally-focused policing responses
8th February 2022 The annual crime statistics for 2020-21, released by Police Minister Bheki Cele in December, showed drops in virtually all types of violent crime.... →
Mozambique shifts gear with its new strategy for the north
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th February 2022 Five years after violent extremists began attacking Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province, the country is developing its first... →
