Institute for Security Studies
Elections 2026: is Zambia’s democratic success story beginning to fray?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th June 2026 There is a danger that voters see the August election outcome as shaped by legal manoeuvring rather than the ballot. Zambia is one of the few... →
JNIM’s blockade tactics threaten West Africa’s trade corridors
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th June 2026 Recent terror attacks across Mali have intensified JNIM’s blockades of vital transport routes connecting port cities to Sahelian capitals. On 25... →
Industrial-scale meth production poses new security risks for Nigeria
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd June 2026 Southwestern Nigeria has largely been spared major security threats – now it faces a troubling convergence of drugs and terror. Nigeria’s National... →
Can South Africa afford to keep Starlink out?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd June 2026 Achieving the country’s ambitious goal of 100% broadband access by 2030 could require a trade-off between politics and connectivity. Starlink – the... →
Why military gains are not weakening the ADF in eastern DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st June 2026 The ADF’s resilience stems from kidnapping economies, forced recruitment and governance failures that military operations cannot address alone.... →
The Gambia’s first Special Prosecutor: a non-Gambian?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th May 2026 To achieve justice and reconciliation, the Special Prosecutor must ensure that accountability appears neither distant nor external to victims. On 9... →
Crackdown on Chad’s opposition threatens a return to one-party rule
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th May 2026 Rather than learning from Chad’s history of coups and deadly conflicts, current leaders seem determined to repeat the cycle. Just two weeks after... →
Will the US-Nigeria targeting of ISWAP’s deputy weaken terrorism?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th May 2026 International and local experience shows that targeted leader killings tend to have more symbolic than practical impact. The joint Nigerian-United... →
Guinea’s May elections end its transition – but will they bring stability?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th May 2026 Although authorities adhered to the ECOWAS timeline, Guinea’s return to democracy is mired in controversy. On 31 May, 6.8-million citizens will... →
Dear Mr President: to succeed, SA needs an excellent social development minister
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th May 2026 The department can no longer be treated as peripheral – its new minister must have empathy and a deep knowledge of social welfare. Dear President... →
