Institute for Security Studies
Cracks emerge in Hichilema’s bold anti-corruption platform
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th July 2024 The president’s dissolution of the anti-graft unit’s board raises questions as senior officials fall under the corruption spotlight. Zambia’s... →
ICJ rules that ending Palestine’s occupation is a global undertaking
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th July 2024 As the largest bloc of countries that recognises Palestine, Africa could lead the effort at the UN General Assembly. Barely 48 hours after Israel’s... →
Africa has much to gain from a more contained BRI
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th July 2024 Despite the Belt and Road’s mixed record in Africa, careful involvement in China’s smaller, greener projects could be beneficial. China’s Belt and... →
As AES and ECOWAS drift apart, dialogue on the fundamentals is vital
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd July 2024 Stability in West Africa requires that both organisations take pragmatic and flexible approaches, and learn from past mistakes. Military juntas in... →
Time for Ethiopia’s political elite to demonstrate vision
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd July 2024 The country needs a nationwide ceasefire and for political settlement through dialogue to be prioritised over factionalism and ethnic rivalry.... →
Is the world finally growing weary of Kagame’s excesses?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd July 2024 After another landslide election victory, there are signs that the international community is growing impatient with Rwanda’s president. Rwanda’s... →
South Africa could build a united front on a just transition
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th July 2024 Could policy convergence on climate change be a ray of hope in the country’s new Government of National Unity? South Africa’s Government of... →
Will Kenya be better prepared when floods hit again?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th July 2024 Flooding claimed many lives and left hundreds of thousands displaced, dispossessed and angry at the authorities who failed them. Barely two months... →
Stability in Mali requires more inclusive national dialogue
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th July 2024 Broad political consensus is needed for the country to benefit from some promising decisions made at the recent dialogue. Most of Mali’s political... →
Military muscle rather than mediation prevails in DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th July 2024 Despite a growing military coalition, President Tshisekedi is failing to subdue the M23 rebels in his country’s east. A burgeoning coalition of... →
