Institute for Security Studies
Trump’s Africa policy: strategy or shakedown?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st January 2026 The 2025 US National Security Strategy recasts Africa from partner to price tag in a transactional, resource-driven era of great-power rivalry.... →
2026: Africa’s year to turn climate ambition into action
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st January 2026 Before global constraints become irreversible, countries must show how loss and damage can be measured and linked to development and debt. The 2025... →
Stilfontein mine disaster: the deadly cost of information failure
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th January 2026 Last year’s tragic events at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa show the danger of poor information in policing operations. In mid-January a... →
As the BBNJ Agreement takes effect, Africa must lead from the helm
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th January 2026 Several steps can ensure that Africa uses its numerical advantage in the agreement to influence critical upcoming negotiations. The watershed BBNJ... →
Deal-making trumps democratic principles in US approach to Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th January 2026 Donald Trump’s national security strategy mentions Africa in passing as a source of critical minerals and a counter to China’s dominance. In... →
African cities must rise to meet the climate crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th January 2026 African cities bear the brunt of climate impacts, and cannot afford to wait for international solidarity that may never come. Multilateral climate... →
Dialogue must complement military action in Cabo Delgado
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th January 2026 Rather than focusing on counter-terrorism operations, dialogue should be supported as a way to tackle local dynamics sustaining the insurgency.... →
MONUSCO’s rigid mandate hinders civilian protection in eastern DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th January 2026 Operational constraints and regional tensions prevent the UN peacekeeping mission from responding effectively to escalating violence. The United... →
Africa must take heed of the UN Gaza Commission’s genocide report
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th December 2025 Two months after the United Nations (UN) Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory concluded that a... →
Sierra Leone risks another disputed election without urgent reforms
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th December 2025 Revising post-war Sierra Leone’s Constitution to strengthen democratic governance and guarantee sustainable peace and stability was a key... →
