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UN peacekeeping in Africa is working better than you might think
27th May 2022 Media headlines often make it seem as if peacekeeping is not going well; they tend to highlight violence, displacement and abuse. The quantitative... →
Tunisia drifts into even more dangerous territory
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th May 2022 For a while, optimists could hope that President Kais Saied hadn’t abandoned Tunisia’s turbulent but exhilarating democratic project – even after... →
Second chance for Mohamud to put Somalia on the road to stability
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th May 2022 After a 15-month delay in voting, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud became Somalia’s new president on 15 May. Political leaders had disagreed over the election... →
Act against those who sabotage our economy and livelihoods
27th May 2022 Congratulations to energy regulator Nersa, as well as Operation Vulindlela, for getting two 100MW private sector solar plants approved. That’s... →
Bedevilled
By: Terence Creamer 27th May 2022 The gap between infrastructure ambition and implementation is now widening faster than the country’s power utility is able to shift its... →
Tackling corruption within South Africa
26th May 2022 When he appeared to give evidence to the SA Human Rights Commission inquiry into the July 2021 insurrection, President Cyril Ramaphosa indicated... →
Corruption cannot continue to go unpunished
26th May 2022 When he appeared to give evidence to the SA Human Rights Commission inquiry into the July 2021 insurrection, President Cyril Ramaphosa indicated... →
Pan-African integration has made progress but needs a change of mindset
25th May 2022 This year’s celebration of Africa Day provides another opportunity to assess how far continental integration has progressed. Integration would mean... →
The African Union’s conflict early warning system is no more. What now?
25th May 2022 Since 2017, the African Union (AU) has undergone institutional reforms to increase its efficiency and effectiveness. The gist of these reforms was... →
Is the IMF making a comeback across Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th May 2022 It’s no secret that most African economies have endured a torrid time over recent years. Finances have been hard hit by two global crises –... →
