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Mali, Mauritania and Senegal must unite against cross-border terrorism
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd July 2025 The threat of a terrorist blockade of Mali’s Kayes and Nioro towns would be disastrous for all three countries. Western Mali, bordering Mauritania... →
Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city
22nd July 2025 Johannesburg is weathering a storm of crises. Nowhere is its complex tangle of challenges more visible than in the inner city, where crime,... →
Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea
22nd July 2025 A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one... →
South Africa and Nigeria need opposite approaches to their informal sectors
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd July 2025 Governments should harness the potential of informality as a bridge rather than a barrier to building economic resilience. Nigeria and South Africa... →
Getting a grip on the informal sector
22nd July 2025 The outgoing Capitec CEO, Gerrie Fourie, generated quite a debate on measuring the informal sector and unemployment in South Africa. I paid a visit... →
South African university programmes to support black students aren’t working. What needs to be done
21st July 2025 Most universities and colleges have formal and informal programmes and initiatives to support student and staff development. Their goal is to... →
East African countries and open borders: great strides, but still a long way to go
21st July 2025 It’s not uncommon to find a Ugandan taxi driver in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, just as one regularly meets Zimbabwean Uber drivers in South Africa.... →
Trump’s Africa summit: outsourcing America’s immigration problem?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st July 2025 The US president reportedly asked the five African nations at his summit to accept third-country asylum seekers. United States (US) President... →
Nelson Mandela was a hard man who played a hard game. What if he was in Ramaphosa’s shoes?
18th July 2025 In 2023 South African author Jonny Steinberg published a book on former South African president Nelson Mandela and his tumultuous marriage to... →
The Iran-Israel conflict brings strategic and economic problems to Africa
By: In On Africa IOA 18th July 2025 Africa is assessing the impact of the recent conflict on African economic and security interests, which have been thrown into confusion by a clash... →
