Institute for Security Studies
Will Africa remain on the sidelines of Sudan’s Jeddah talks?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th November 2023 Since civil war broke out in Sudan in April, approximately 10 000 people have died and six million Sudanese are displaced internally and across... →
Pledges aren’t enough to protect East Africa’s refugees
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th November 2023 Despite East Africa’s recent commitments, it is becoming increasingly difficult for countries in the region to sustain financial support for... →
Climate risk in a world at war
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th November 2023 Since the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October, the world has seen the unfolding of possibly the worst humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. This... →
All agree Agoa should be renewed – but how?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th November 2023 At the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) annual forum in Johannesburg last week, the United States (US) government and Congress,... →
A year after the Pretoria agreement, hard work remains for Ethiopia
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th November 2023 On 2 November 2022 in Pretoria, Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed the Cessation of Hostilities... →
Intense rivalry makes transparency vital in Liberia’s runoff election
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th November 2023 Liberia’s 10 October elections marked a significant milestone for the fledgling democracy. They were the first general elections managed entirely... →
Fraudulent municipal elections cripple democracy in Mozambique
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th November 2023 The National Electoral Commission declared Mozambique’s ruling party FRELIMO the winner in 64 out of 65 municipalities participating in the... →
Ghana’s sophisticated artisanal firearms trade needs regulating
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th November 2023 All it takes to manufacture a craft firearm in Ghana is US$9. Gunsmiths produce about 200 000 of these illegal weapons a year, selling them for... →
Navigating the complex terrain of China-Africa debt relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd November 2023 Africa’s mounting debt crisis could undermine the continent’s economic progress and stability. The problem has worsened with the economic fallout... →
Too much, too fast? Somalia joins the East African Community
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st November 2023 Somalia is poised to become the East African Community’s (EAC) eighth member state at the economic bloc’s December summit. This follows... →
