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Southern Africa may get a regional parliament: what good would it do – if it’s given enough power?
7th August 2024 Plans to establish a regional parliament for southern Africa are gaining momentum. On 11 July 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) signed... →
Sudanese are losing hope with each new peace initiative
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th August 2024 The array of peace processes has allowed the warring parties to forum-shop while the humanitarian crisis intensifies. After Sudan’s third civil war... →
Is the Judicial Service Commission “fit for purpose?” A Reflection over 15 years
7th August 2024 South Africa’s democracy is anchored by its Constitution and the rule of law. Judges are the guardians of both. They derive their authority from... →
Data protection is poor for African farmers who use digital services: Kenya and Ghana cases highlight gaps
6th August 2024 Across Africa, agricultural producers are turning to digital solutions to get information about farming methods, market access or financial... →
African communities have a lot of knowledge to share: researchers offer alternatives to Eurocentric ways of doing things
6th August 2024 The dominance of western methodology in research conducted in Africa continues to preoccupy academics. The result, they argue, has been the... →
Nigeria’s first space traveller will be chosen by the public: how this will boost the country’s progress
6th August 2024 The Blue Origin space craft owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to take six individuals to space from nations historically underrepresented in... →
AU Commissioners must be elected for their ideas, not personalities
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th August 2024 For the African Union to remain relevant, its leaders should be judged by their capacity to renew Africa’s broken multilateralism. The African... →
US military is leaving Niger even less secure: why it didn’t succeed in combating terrorism
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th August 2024 The United States is winding down its military operations in Niger ahead of a mid-September deadline agreed with the country’s ruling military... →
In Libya, everything comes down to military muscle
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th August 2024 The arrest of Libyans who allegedly received military training in South Africa hints at the nature of power in the north African country. Were 95... →
Confidence or arrogance
By: Terence Creamer 2nd August 2024 As loadshedding wanes, Eskom’s confidence is growing. This is not a bad thing, as South Africa needs its State-owned companies to be places of... →
