Institute for Security Studies
South Africa’s armed robbery problem drives kidnapping
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd December 2024 Any strategy to address this crime should focus on identifying and disrupting those who benefit from it. Kidnapping, defined in South Africa as the... →
Sierra Leone’s China relations block targeted action against illegal fishing
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd December 2024 For nearly four decades, illegal foreign-owned fleets have devastated Sierra Leone’s once sustainable fisheries industry. Sierra Leone’s 400 km... →
South Sudan’s ‘game of thrones’ continues
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th November 2024 The fourth postponement of elections in less than a decade raises doubts South Sudan will ever reach democracy. After the fourth extension of South... →
Benin must stay one step ahead of violent extremists using IEDs
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th November 2024 Attacks using improvised explosive devices are among the deadliest. They require flexible responses that match terror groups’ changing tactics.... →
Africa’s foreign policy must focus on continental needs
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th November 2024 Rather than seeking common African positions, prioritising Africa’s development and peace can provide a foundation for meaningful global influence.... →
South Sudan-Ethiopia border communities are key to stopping mass abductions
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th November 2024 Inter-communal structures can prevent women and children from being captured during cattle raids and forced into servitude. The abduction of women... →
Can ECOWAS revive its counter-terrorism efforts?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th November 2024 Lack of funding and sharp political divisions have derailed the implementation of ECOWAS’ counter-terrorism plan. In 2019, leaders of West African... →
G20 Summit ticks most of the African Union’s boxes
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th November 2024 The AU was perhaps lucky that its first G20 was chaired by the like-minded Brazilian President Lula da Silva. The African Union (AU) appears to... →
Loss and damage still stuck in the mud
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd November 2024 Support for financing loss and damage isn’t keeping pace with climate impacts in vulnerable countries. Climate change is causing many development... →
The African Union Commission at a crossroads
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th November 2024 With elections for new commissioners in February 2025, member states must decide what kind of commission they want. One weakness of the African... →
