Institute for Security Studies
Can Realpolitik drive renewed regional cooperation in West Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th May 2025 The AES-ECOWAS split has sparked pragmatic cooperation based on strategic interests between neighbouring countries. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s... →
New Africa Brics members decry preferential treatment for South Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th May 2025 Egypt and Ethiopia blocked a Brics declaration backing South Africa for a United Nations Security Council seat. Brics is expanding – but perhaps... →
Mali’s transition is at risk as political parties are dissolved
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th May 2025 Political party bans by military authorities in Burkina Faso and Niger have met little resistance, but in Mali they ignited defiance. On 13 May,... →
SA’s next prosecution head: how to ensure a sound appointment
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th May 2025 Although Shamila Batohi’s selection followed a more participatory route, the process remains opaque and centralised in the Presidency. With... →
Ethiopia’s national dialogue and transitional justice: competition or complementarity?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th May 2025 The dual peacebuilding processes are equally important – and can run simultaneously through coordination and sequencing. As Ethiopia navigates its... →
African solutions have not solved the Great Lakes problems
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th May 2025 Ineffective African interventions in the region have opened the door to more assertive external actors. After months of diplomatic impasse and... →
Will the Chambishi spill affect Zambia’s ‘all-weather friendship’ with China?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th May 2025 Sino Metals’ pollution of the Kafue River presents an opportunity to forge a more environmentally sustainable partnership. When a toxic waste... →
Samia Suluhu Hassan drops the pretence of reform
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th May 2025 Ahead of the October elections, Tanzania’s president is retreating from democracy – along with the rest of the East African region. Democracy is in... →
A hopeful Gabon looks to the future
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th May 2025 Gabonese voters have given President Nguema a strong mandate to break with the country’s past and steer economic and political renewal. Nineteen... →
Global uncertainty calls for an overhaul of AU peace support operations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th May 2025 US and likely European funding cuts call for peacekeeping that is focused, fast and modest in its ambition. The United States (US) intends to... →
