Institute for Security Studies
Is the Botswana–De Beers model marriage on the rocks?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th March 2023 Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to walk away from his country’s highly successful 54-year partnership with De Beers if the... →
Ironing out Nigeria’s polling process for a smoother future
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd March 2023 Nigeria’s presidential and legislative elections on 25 February were the country’s seventh since the return to multi-party democracy in 1999.... →
Reducing murder must be a top SA government priority
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd March 2023 There were, on average, 520 murders a week in South Africa during the 2022 calendar year. According to available data, this is one of the highest... →
High Seas Treaty needs African support to work
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd March 2023 After nearly two decades of negotiations, consensus has finally been reached at the United Nations (UN) to protect marine biodiversity in the High... →
SA tries to breathe new life into East African relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th March 2023 Back-to-back state visits to South Africa by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni a fortnight ago and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan this... →
Could Guinea’s current military transition be its last?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th March 2023 Military officers overthrew the regime of Alpha Condé on 5 September 2021, less than a year after the former Guinean president started a... →
To reduce kidnappings, South Africa’s police must tackle armed robbery
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th March 2023 Kidnapping in South Africa is four times higher than 10 years ago. In the last three months of 2022, the latest period for which there are official... →
To reduce kidnappings, South Africa’s police must tackle armed robbery
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th March 2023 Kidnapping in South Africa is four times higher than 10 years ago. In the last three months of 2022, the latest period for which there are official... →
Balancing protection and profit in the Congo Basin
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th March 2023 The Congo Basin is the world’s second largest tropical rainforest and its biggest carbon sink. Yet more than a quarter of its forests could vanish... →
Nigeria’s new president must prioritise the Boko Haram crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th March 2023 By the time he is sworn in on 29 May, Bola Tinubu should be fully aware that the Boko Haram crisis presents an immense challenge to his government.... →