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South Sudan-Ethiopia border communities are key to stopping mass abductions
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th November 2024 Inter-communal structures can prevent women and children from being captured during cattle raids and forced into servitude. The abduction of women... →
The ANC’s new political education programme: a contextual examination – Part two
By: Raymond Suttner 27th November 2024 The ANC political education module is launched in a completely new situation. In the current moment, with a crisis in the ANC (as indicated in... →
The ANC’s new political education programme: a contextual examination - Part one
By: Raymond Suttner 26th November 2024 With some fanfare, the ANC announced the launch of a foundation course on political education which all members, including the leadership, have to... →
Gangs, guns and bibles in Cape Town: what it takes to quit a life of violence and stay alive
26th November 2024 “Blood in and blood out” is a well-known saying in the townships of Cape Town, South Africa. It refers to the violent initiation rituals often... →
Brics+ countries are determined to trade in their own currencies – but can it work?
26th November 2024 Brics+ countries are exploring how they can foster greater use of local currencies in their trade, instead of relying on a handful of major... →
Ghana’s outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo failed to live up to expectations – a look at his time in office
26th November 2024 For the first time in seven years, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will end the year without Ghana’s presidency weighing on his shoulders. Ghana goes... →
Can ECOWAS revive its counter-terrorism efforts?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th November 2024 Lack of funding and sharp political divisions have derailed the implementation of ECOWAS’ counter-terrorism plan. In 2019, leaders of West African... →
#NamibiaElections2024: Fact-checking opposition Popular Democratic Movement manifesto
By: Africa Check 26th November 2024 The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), Namibia's official opposition party, launched its election manifesto in August 2024. In the 2019 general... →
Investment - pulling it all together
26th November 2024 Turning South Africa into 1 big construction site is the expressed ideal of ministers from the ANC and the DA. What is the state of play, and what... →
Donald Trump will put America first: what does that mean for Africa?
25th November 2024 Donald Trump’s return as the president of the US in January 2025 is expected to usher in a transformation of US domestic and foreign affairs. The... →
