Institute for Security Studies
Africa’s Ukraine-Russia mediation needed a clearer AU footprint
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th July 2023 Food, fertiliser and fuel are among the reasons Africa needs the Russia-Ukraine war to end quickly. With Africa becoming an arena for geopolitical... →
School terror attack highlights Uganda’s security gaps
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th July 2023 On 16 June, militants stormed Mpondwe Lhubiriha Secondary School in western Uganda, near the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border, killing... →
Africa’s bond walls and ballot trains
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd July 2023 Since Covid-19, African economies have muddled through a series of internal and external shocks. While some moved swiftly to arrest the rut, others... →
President Bola Tinubu tackles Nigeria’s economy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th June 2023 Not even a month after Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inauguration on 29 May, he’d carried out major economic reforms advocated for by... →
Prigozhin’s rebellion throws Wagner’s African future into doubt
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th June 2023 The brazen but brief rebellion that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin launched in Russia at the weekend, and the deal he cut with Russian President... →
Touadéra’s perilous referendum project
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th June 2023 In May, Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced a constitutional referendum for 30 July 2023. This announcement was the... →
Boko Haram brings IEDs back to Cameroon
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th June 2023 Boko Haram’s return to using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is a major worry for Cameroon’s Far North Region. Until recently, the region... →
Journalism on trial in Africa: fortitude and fake news
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th June 2023 The world of journalism has been somewhat emboldened since 7 June when judges in a South African High Court threw out a private prosecution brought... →
African peace mission: one step forward, one step back?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd June 2023 Africa’s Ukraine-Russia peace mission represents a significant milestone for the continent. It is the first time African states have taken the lead... →
Avoiding the worst-case scenario in Senegal
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd June 2023 President Macky Sall’s upcoming address to Senegalese citizens will be critical to easing deep-seated political tensions that have thrown the... →
