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As AES and ECOWAS drift apart, dialogue on the fundamentals is vital
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd July 2024 Stability in West Africa requires that both organisations take pragmatic and flexible approaches, and learn from past mistakes. Military juntas in... →
Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech to parliament listed South Africa’s old problems – but no new solutions
22nd July 2024 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament speech successfully captured the spirit of a diverse and cohesive multi-party... →
Time for Ethiopia’s political elite to demonstrate vision
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd July 2024 The country needs a nationwide ceasefire and for political settlement through dialogue to be prioritised over factionalism and ethnic rivalry.... →
Is the world finally growing weary of Kagame’s excesses?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd July 2024 After another landslide election victory, there are signs that the international community is growing impatient with Rwanda’s president. Rwanda’s... →
144 South Africans with mental disability died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. Lessons from the inquest judgment
19th July 2024 A South African high court ruling marks an important milestone in holding public officials to account for their decisions. As a result of the... →
The HIV epidemic 40 years on: 5 essential reads on breakthroughs, blind spots and new challenges
19th July 2024 In June 1981 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a rare form of pneumonia in young gay men in California. Although they... →
South Africa could build a united front on a just transition
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th July 2024 Could policy convergence on climate change be a ray of hope in the country’s new Government of National Unity? South Africa’s Government of... →
Leveraging firms
By: Terence Creamer 19th July 2024 South Africa, everyone agrees, has a growth problem. The country has performed poorly when compared with its middle-income peers for more than a... →
‘Justice’ in the Just Transition
By: Saliem Fakir 19th July 2024 The concept of ‘just’ in the Just Transition, associated with processes such as Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs), should not be viewed... →
Wildfires in South Africa are set to increase: how legal action can help the country adapt better to climate change
18th July 2024 As climate change drives temperature increases and lower precipitation in southern Africa, research has found that there is likely to be an... →
