Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)

Fragmented security allows terrorists’ cross-mobility across Lake Chad and Sahel

As Islamic State affiliates extend their reach, states must find ways to share intelligence and cooperate, despite political ...
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)

SA’s anti-immigration movement raises the stakes on social media

Vigilante videos, AI-generated content and Mandela-linked framing are fuelling millions of mentions and xenophobic sentiment.
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)

Arms smuggling: a key threat to South Sudan’s December elections

South Sudan’s fragile transition is increasingly shaped by forces beyond its borders that drive illicit arms flows into the ...
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Unregistered small vessels: the hidden threat sailing East Africa’s coast

From drugs to arms to poaching, unmarked boats sustain a criminal economy threatening coastal livelihoods and security.
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J’activists: the hybrid nature of conflict journalism in Sudan’s ‘silent war’

Female activists are filling the reporting gap in Sudan, but this raises concerns about credibility, protection and oversight ...
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)Opinion

Central Africa’s shifting alliances between armies and armed groups

State security forces, militias and vigilante groups increasingly overlap, making insecurity more profitable and conflict ...
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)Opinion

South Africa needs smarter visas, not just harder borders

A visa regime acknowledging the inevitability of some migration between neighbouring countries could affordably reduce ...
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)Opinion

What will it take for South Africa to outsmart Mandrax traffickers?

Despite many policing challenges, recent cocaine seizures by SARS, Hawks and international law enforcement, using private ...
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Ghana’s Tarkwa negotiations are testing Africa’s new mining bargain

The debate surrounding the Gold Fields lease renewal is becoming a test of how African governments navigate resource politics ...
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)Opinion

Ethiopia’s National Dialogue could give transitional justice new momentum

A year-long pause should end in stronger political backing, renewed legitimacy and broader ownership of transitional justice.
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Capitalising on Operation Lake Sanity’s success against Boko Haram

Operation Lake Sanity has had some success against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin, but the insurgents will soon adapt to the new military tactics. To sustain the gains made, the Multinational Joint ...
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New AU mission for Somalia: old problems, fresh solutions?

Meressa K Dessu Senior Researcher and Training Coordinator, ISS Addis Ababa Dawit Yohannes Project Manager and Senior Researcher, ISS Addis Ababa Tsion Belay Alene Researcher, ISS Addis Ababa ...