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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... →
Addressing regional escalation in the Great Lakes Region
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th December 2025 On 4 December, the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity at a... →
Two years on, UNSCR 2719 on peace operations remains at a crossroads
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th December 2025 The United States of America’s (US) retreat from multilateralism has put the financing of multinational peacekeeping to the test. This is most... →
Pragmatic or principled? The AU’s security dilemma in the Sahel
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th December 2025 Responding to growing terror threats and prioritising the restoration of constitutional order are often competing imperatives in countries going... →
Are Christians Persecuted? Well, It’s Complicated
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 12th December 2025 US President Donald Trump’s comments on Christian persecution in Nigeria highlight a sensitive issue, but religious violence is complex and demands... →
I saw the crescent . . . 
By: Terence Creamer 12th December 2025 As the sun sets on 2025, South Africa’s long-awaited recovery is becoming visible like the first sliver of a waxing crescent days after a new moon.... →
From nativism to society’s chains
By: Saliem Fakir 12th December 2025 Most of what we see in life comes from the way we organise life. As humans are social animals, the way they organise society can determine their... →
Key developments across Africa in 2025
By: In On Africa IOA 11th December 2025 Trends make order out of developments. While 2025 saw a medley of individual developments striking with regularity in all fields of human... →
Boko Haram’s intelligence networks fuel its deadly resurgence
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th December 2025 Since launching its Camp Holocaust offensive at the beginning of 2025, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has carried out over 200 attacks,... →
