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Could Russia’s war in Ukraine derail Africa’s global partnerships?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th April 2022 A week before Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, Africa and Europe agreed on a ‘joint vision’ spanning economic growth, security and climate... →
The Russia-Ukraine war will hurt SA investment ambitions: lessons from nine wars
By: Econ3x3 4th April 2022 Lessons from nine wars since the early 1970s, and the Brexit vote, show that global foreign direct investment inflows generally decline during the... →
Dialogue with jihadists: Mauritania offers lessons for the Sahel
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st April 2022 If a decade of military operations hasn’t resolved the disastrous security crisis in the Sahel, could talking to the jihadists help bring peace?... →
Green independence
By: Terence Creamer 1st April 2022 Policymakers should not misread the admittedly confusing energy market signals that have arisen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The confusion... →
West Africa and Turkey forge new security relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st March 2022 Turkey is not a new actor in Africa but is an increasingly important one. Its presence in West Africa has aroused widespread attention and even... →
Rebuilding local economies can help defeat Boko Haram
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th March 2022 The devastation caused by Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin is not limited to deaths and displacements. It includes severe disruptions to economic... →
South Africans have low trust in their police. Here’s why
29th March 2022 The legitimacy of legal authorities is recognised globally as crucial for the state’s ability to function in a justifiable and effective manner.... →
Is the AU mission in Somalia changing in name only?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th March 2022 The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has supported that country’s government in the fight against al-Shabaab for the past 15 years. The... →
Ramaphosa puts on a good show at investment conference
29th March 2022 The tone was just right. President Cyril Ramaphosa didn’t try to sugar-coat our problems at the SA Investment Conference last week. He was direct... →
More questions than answers in South Africa’s latest victim survey?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th March 2022 South Africa’s 2020/21 Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) was published last month. Although its accuracy was affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the... →
