Many countries have joined more than one organisation, which divides loyalties and constrains capacity and cohesion.

Expanding BRICS to create an alternative power bloc is enticing for many countries, but faces several practical limitations.

Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina is evidently not very fond of South Africa. And vice versa. When he toppled Marc ...

The influential arts community, especially the youth, can work with government and civil society to reduce insecurity.

West Africa’s lucrative gold trade has a costly dark side. Discrepancies in data on gold production and trade between Mali ...

Arms and ammunition seizures by security forces in Niger’s Agadez and Tahoua regions between January 2021 and February 2022 ...

With its diverse expertise and decades of African counter-terrorism experience, ISS provided credible and strategic advice.

With Russia’s foreign minister and France’s president in Africa this week, propaganda around the Ukraine war is intensifying.

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Emerging technologies are seen as critical tools for making South Africa safer. This includes a rise in spending on city ...

The African Union (AU) has been central to Somalia’s slow journey towards stability. Among other things, its African Union ...

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