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Could prolonged warfare in Sudan lead to the country splitting?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th March 2025 Shifting military dynamics, political fragmentation and external interference could escalate clashes, pushing the country towards partition. The... →
Donald Trump, “the Day Before” and “the Morning After” – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 25th March 2025 There tends to be an assumption when any form of tyranny reigns, that all will return to normal, should the dictator be removed. It ought to be... →
Namibia’s first woman president takes the helm
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th March 2025 President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah presents herself as an implementer – can she meet the country’s high expectations and reverse SWAPO’s decline? On... →
Fact-checking healthcare influencer’s claims about Nigeria’s HIV stats
By: Africa Check 24th March 2025 US aid freezes under president Donald Trump have upended healthcare in dependent countries around the world. The cuts have affected the President’s... →
Eskom’s four seasons
By: Terence Creamer 21st March 2025 Listening recently to a live rendition of Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons as South Africa descended into yet another unwelcome bout of loadshedding,... →
South Africa’s unsafe water supplies: licensing service providers won’t solve the issue
20th March 2025 In many cities and towns across South Africa, water shortages and supply disruptions have become more frequent. Most recent figures show that 33%... →
Violence in South Sudan is rising again: what’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war
20th March 2025 A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the... →
‘Transition fatigue’ in South Sudan ramps up tensions
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th March 2025 The recent conflict is rooted in repeated extensions of the transition timeframe and enduring political and security problems. Recent deadly... →
DRC Debacle Batters South Africa’s Standing as an Actor in African Peacekeeping
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 20th March 2025 The withdrawal of the SAMIDRC force from the eastern DRC has significant negative ramifications for South Africa and SADC’s standing as a player in... →
Ethiopia’s war may have ended, but the Tigray crisis hasn’t
19th March 2025 For over 20 years, Ethiopia was led by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnic-based political parties... →
