Institute for Security Studies
France and the US’s possible Faustian Pact with CAR’s Touadéra
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th July 2023 Signs are emerging that France and the United States (US) are contemplating a deal with the Central African Republic’s (CAR) President... →
Lessons from Mali’s referendum for its transition process
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th July 2023 Mali’s 18 June referendum has returned a ‘yes’ vote of 96.91% to approve the new constitution, which was drafted by a commission created by decree... →
Zimbabwe heads for yet another disputed election
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th July 2023 Zimbabwe is on course for another contested election. Current conditions don’t conform with the Southern African Development Community’s election... →
Has Côte d’Ivoire found the solution to violent extremism?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th July 2023 No significant terror attacks have been reported in northern Côte d’Ivoire over the past two years, suggesting that its approach to addressing the... →
The mighty dollar is rhetorically endangered but safe, for now
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th July 2023 Brazilian President Lula da Silva attacked the global economic order at last month’s international financing summit in Paris, criticising the... →
Pretoria’s ‘get out of jail free’ card
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st July 2023 After months of speculation, a decision has finally been made – Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t attend the August Brics... →
Sanctions alone won’t shut down Libya’s illicit economies
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th July 2023 Twelve years on from Libya’s revolution, the country remains fragile. The government has limited reach, with de facto power exercised by competing... →
Will the Russia-Africa Summit balance pageantry and politics?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th July 2023 The second Russia-Africa Summit on 27-28 July in St Petersburg is viewed by Moscow as the preeminent stage to rekindle relations with Africa. The... →
Winning talk doesn’t mean Mozambique’s insurgency is over
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th July 2023 The presidents of Mozambique and Rwanda have been making victory speeches about the Cabo Delgado insurgency being almost over. They are creating... →
Communication blackout: impact of power grid collapse on ICT
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th July 2023 Eskom, South Africa’s electricity utility, insists a grid collapse is ‘unlikely’ and that it would take an ‘unforeseen and sudden sequence of... →
