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SA’s Special Investigating Unit shows how corruption can be beaten
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th July 2025 In South Africa’s struggling anti-corruption landscape, leadership and operational independence are among the factors enabling the unit’s success.... →
4 things every peace agreement needs – and how the DRC-Rwanda deal measures up
15th July 2025 The governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda concluded a peace treaty in June 2025, aimed at ending a decades-long war... →
Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria’s military leader turned democratic president leaves a mixed legacy
15th July 2025 Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later... →
Clinics for health care access, not border posts
15th July 2025 A disturbing pattern has emerged in the past weeks at public clinics across Gauteng. Groups of protestors have blockaded clinics, denying access to... →
Zimbabwe’s lithium is in demand for making batteries: how to make sure benefits flow to the local economy
14th July 2025 Zimbabwe has the largest lithium reserves on the African continent. Lithium has been mined since the colonial period in the 1950s. It’s a critical... →
Lake Chad Basin’s military bases in ISWAP’s crosshairs
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th July 2025 Remote and poorly resourced outposts are soft targets for attacks, and a weak point in regional counter-terrorism efforts. At least 15 confirmed... →
Regional trade could focus South Africa’s muddled foreign policy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th July 2025 Coalition governance is messy, but parties should be able to agree on prioritising economic growth and trade into Africa. South Africa’s Government... →
Transparency needed
By: Terence Creamer 11th July 2025 South Africa’s recent trade policy interventions have been nowhere near as attention grabbing as President Donald Trump’s April 2 Rose Garden... →
Spanish blackout puts renewables in the crossfire
By: Saliem Fakir 11th July 2025 I went to Spain many years ago and visited the impressive Red Electrica, a world-class national grid and transmission system operator (TSO) that is... →
Critical minerals and tech dependency – a key G20 issue for Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th July 2025 As global powers and the tech industry compete for African minerals, the continent needs tech diplomats to negotiate fairer deals. Thirty percent... →
