Institute for Security Studies
The Eritrea-Ethiopia peace deal is yet to show dividends
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th September 2020 It’s been over two years since the much-heralded rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia culminated in a peace and friendship agreement in July... →
The saviour of Tutsis is now in a Kigali jail
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th September 2020 Paul Rusesabagina has already inspired one Hollywood movie, Hotel Rwanda, which dramatised his heroic exploits in saving many Tutsis from the 1994... →
South Africa’s private sector can help stop gender-based violence
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th September 2020 Violence against women and children in South Africa needs urgent attention, and the private sector has a key role to play. Underlying the high... →
What causes Africa’s coups? That is the question
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th September 2020 The near unanimous condemnation of the mutiny in Mali followed by the forced resignation of president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta questions the... →
Ethiopia can learn from its neighbours about national dialogue
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th September 2020 The optimism initially generated by Ethiopia’s much-praised political transition that started in 2018 has waned. Rivalry has grown between the... →
All eyes on Sudan’s peace deal with armed groups
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th September 2020 Can this week’s peace deal between Khartoum and Sudan’s armed rebel groups stick? Logic suggests not, as two previous agreements signed among... →
Gauteng and the future of the ANC 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd September 2020 South Africa seems to be trapped with a ruling party incapable of setting the country on a growth trajectory as it battles its internal demons. And... →
Lockdown lessons on violence and policing in South Africa
3rd September 2020 In an effort to enhance policing and violence prevention, a team of Western Cape Government and Institute for Security Studies (ISS) researchers... →
Côte d’Ivoire and the ‘third-term’ virus
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd September 2020 Developments over recent months in Côte d’Ivoire point to a likely rise in tensions around the presidential polls scheduled for 31 October. Events... →
Is Central bank independence worth fighting for?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st August 2020 South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni sparked a diplomatic incident by his vehement defence of the principle of central bank independence... →