Institute for Security Studies
Northern Kenya’s disarmament dilemma
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th January 2024 Banditry and the proliferation of illegal small arms are critical drivers of insecurity in Kenya’s North Rift Region. Survey-derived baselines... →
Blinken’s Africa trip loops in new Atlantic Ocean partners
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th January 2024 United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has taken time off from his hectic shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East to visit four African... →
Looser gun laws could deepen Nigeria’s security crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th January 2024 Despite Nigeria’s strict gun ownership laws, the country remains the region’s largest illicit small arms market, adding to the nation’s dire... →
South Africa’s ICJ case has already altered its foreign policy space
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th January 2024 South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on charges of genocide has elicited polarised global responses.... →
Intelligence-led investigations can curb Ethiopia’s kidnappings
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th January 2024 Kidnapping and extortion are on the rise in Ethiopia, with cases even reported beyond the country’s borders. Ethiopian Electric Power announced in... →
Africa needs a stronger voice on resolving the Red Sea crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd January 2024 The Red Sea crisis is now a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) priority, with three meetings held this year already. Following several months... →
Election rigging claims spark turbulence in Comoros
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th January 2024 Africa’s 2024 election season – comprising 19 presidential and general polls – got off to an unpromising and alarming start this week. After... →
Flawed elections and poor governance underlie Africa’s backsliding
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th January 2024 How do we explain the developmental and governance reversals now haunting Africa? Reasons for the apparent collapse of security are complex, but... →
Can South Sudan meet its election deadline this time?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th January 2024 In August 2022, South Sudan’s transitional government extended its term to February 2025, with elections planned for December 2024. The extension... →
Kenya and Ethiopia could show the way on migration governance
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th January 2024 Migration governance in Kenya and Ethiopia has significant implications for regional stability and human rights in the Horn of Africa and in each... →
