Institute for Security Studies
Is Ghana heading towards election-related unrest?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th June 2024 Ahead of the December 2024 elections, heightened mistrust in state institutions and unresolved tensions threaten to disrupt the polls. On 7... →
Could Senegal help mediate tensions between ECOWAS and AES states?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th June 2024 Given their favourable standing with Alliance of Sahel States (AES) countries, Senegal’s new leaders could resolve regional tensions. Since taking... →
UN funds for AU peace operations: Somalia as a test case
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th June 2024 Should the African Union focus on a single situation – or apply UN Security Council Resolution 2719 to various conflicts? Last December, the United... →
Can presidentialism save Tshisekedi from the ‘lame duck’ syndrome?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2024 By giving loyalists and technocrats ministerial posts, Tshisekedi hopes to insulate them from politics and ensure a fluid government. Five months... →
Samia Suluhu Hassan’s hesitant reforms
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2024 Having initiated democratic change, Tanzania’s president appears to be fighting a rearguard action by Magufulist hardliners. After she succeeded... →
Better policing in South Africa is well within reach
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th June 2024 SA has the necessary skills and resources – we need the president and police minister to make reform their mission. Imagine a South Africa where... →
Debt relief should be the African Union’s focus at the G20
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th June 2024 To succeed, all six of the AU’s G20 priorities depend on improving the fiscal health of indebted countries. The African Union (AU) became a full... →
Governance scenarios in South Africa: growth vs stability?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th June 2024 Two possible national coalitions (ANC-DA-IFP or ANC-MK) are a choice between economic growth and stability, with KZN as the sacrificial lamb. The... →
EU visa restrictions on Ethiopians reflect strained migration relations
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd June 2024 The punitive measures reflect a history of major EU investment in Ethiopia’s migration governance – with few results. Since 29 April, the European... →
William Ruto wins in Washington – but does Kenya?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st May 2024 Not all Kenyans are enchanted by the prospect of being America’s main partner in sub-Saharan Africa. Kenyan President William Ruto last week made... →