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Sink or swim: Africa’s crucial maritime milestones in 2025
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th January 2025 Progress has been slow during the AU’s Decade of African Seas and Oceans. Five urgent steps can correct the course. This year marks the end of the... →
Unsurprising yet painful 
By: Terence Creamer 17th January 2025 News that the struggling Newcastle Works will close at the end of this month is yet another painful reminder of South Africa’s ongoing... →
From Baku to G20: reflections on multilateralism
By: Saliem Fakir 17th January 2025 I live in a divided mental state over the yearly climate negotiations. The Conference of Parties (COP) remain an important platform for global... →
What one university’s 30-year transformation reveals about Afrikaans and language planning in South Africa
16th January 2025 When South Africa became a democracy in 1994, five of the country’s universities used Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. There were also two... →
Peacekeeping armies: what are they, why do African states build them and what impact do they have?
16th January 2025 Since 1948, more than two million uniformed peacekeepers have served in over 70 United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions. They have come from... →
Despite rising conflict, Africa’s peace parks can promote development
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th January 2025 Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning. Protecting Africa’s wildlife... →
The national dialogue is neither national nor a dialogue - but it can become that - Part Three
By: Raymond Suttner 16th January 2025 I have written an article which was titled “The national dialogue is neither national nor a dialogue.” Now that may be the case for a particular... →
Top 5 developments to transform Africa in 2025
By: In On Africa IOA 15th January 2025 The past year brought developments that should reap political, economic and cultural opportunities for Africa in 2025. A summation of the most... →
The national dialogue is neither national nor a dialogue - but it can become that – Part Two
By: Raymond Suttner 15th January 2025 In building a common vision (if that becomes part of the goals of the national dialogue), we will not just have a set of ideas on which we agree,... →
Ghana’s new president faces tough regional security problems: why he’s well-placed to tackle them
14th January 2025 John Mahama has been sworn in as Ghana’s new president. He inherits a host of security challenges by dint of the country’s position in the west... →
