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As Somali pirates make a comeback, collaboration is key
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies Updated 2 hours 25 minutes ago Overstretched naval deployments and a focus on Red Sea security have left parts of the Western Indian Ocean vulnerable. Somali pirate activity in... →
Senegal’s credit rating: Moody’s latest downgrade was questionable – here’s why
Updated 4 hours ago The decision by the rating agency Moody’s to downgrade Senegal’s sovereign credit rating in late October 2025 triggered an immediate week-long... →
NHI: Where are we now?
19th November 2025 After the Department of Health's presentation to parliament and the Medium-Term Budget Statement, NHI is back in the news. Let's try to get a grip... →
G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen
19th November 2025 The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage.... →
Guinea-Bissau’s unusual polls could spark another post-election crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th November 2025 The exclusion of the main opposition and rivalry between military factions could destabilise the 23 November elections. Tensions are rising in... →
Diving hazards put Somalia’s crustacean fishermen in deep water
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th November 2025 Declining crustacean stocks force local fishermen to use improvised diving gear at greater depths and further from shore. Ahmed is paralysed from... →
The crisis of missing jobs in a country full of work
By: Econ3x3 19th November 2025 There is a shortage of jobs but no shortage of work to be done in our communities. What would it mean to design a strategy to address joblessness... →
G20 and the civil society elite: spectacle instead of meaningful action
18th November 2025 Behind the talk of fighting inequality at the group of 20 most powerful economies in the world, the G20, lies a carefully staged show – one that... →
Ethiopia’s unwatched customary courts
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th November 2025 Traditional justice is in high demand, but an unaccountable system could perpetuate discrimination and undermine human rights. Traditional justice... →
Africa has a debt crisis: momentum from G20 in South Africa can help find solutions
17th November 2025 The end of South Africa’s G20 presidency does not mean the end of its ability or responsibility to promote the issues it prioritised during 2025.... →
