https://issafrica.org/media-resources/videos/view-on-africa-drc-elections-bring-greater-uncertainty
The DRC election outcome surprised many, but the results are being contested.
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https://issafrica.org/research/monographs/silencing-the-guns-in-africa-by-2020-achievements-opportunities-and-challenges
With few results to show after seven years, the initiative faces conceptual, institutional, political and operational challenges.
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https://issafrica.org/fr/a-propos/qui-sommes-nous/hommage
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/richard-chelin
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/research/policy-brief/coordination-key-to-the-success-of-african-solutions-for-mozambique
The African Union has so far taken a back seat in the troop deployments by SADC and Rwanda.
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https://issafrica.org/?ref=peaceoperations.net
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https://issafrica.org/research/papers/crime-in-south-africa-a-country-and-cities-profile
Crime has been increasing at an escalating rate since 1997.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/africa-and-the-world-need-safer-seas-and-shipping
Our oceans are largely ungoverned and unprotected, but long overdue action could improve maritime governance.
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https://issafrica.org/training/acpst-course-governance-and-human-security-2017
This training course will provide practical tools for state and non-state actors to strengthen democratic governance.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/african-cities-must-prepare-for-climate-migration
The continent will bear the brunt of global climate change impacts and must prepare for internal migration.
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https://issafrica.org/author/edward-kahuthia-murimi
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/shooting-back-the-crisis-of-police-killings-in-south-africa
The ongoing murder of police officials has seen some speaking out in favour of extra-judicial killings, but is that really a solution?
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/targeted-killings-and-repatriation-fail-to-deter-ethiopian-migrants
Despite the dangers, Saudi Arabia remains a top destination for irregular migrants searching for a better life.
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https://issafrica.org/author/mark-micallef
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/wafula-okumu
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/valtino-omolo
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/stopping-south-africas-cycles-of-violence
SA's criminal justice system alone cannot break down cycles of violence. The solution should start with addressing social injustice.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/global-war-against-drugs-reaches-kenya
US-Kenya efforts to bring down the Akasha drug ring could launch a bigger crackdown on trafficking.
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https://issafrica.org/research/africa-report/maritime-cyber-security-getting-africa-ready
To prepare for future challenges, cyber security must be better integrated into African maritime security instruments and frameworks.
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https://issafrica.org/research/southern-africa-report/zimbabwes-reforms-an-exercise-in-credibility-or-pretence
Despite government commitment, Zimbabwe may not be able to bounce back from its current economic and political challenges.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/is-the-loss-of-aid-an-opportunity-for-africa
US and EU aid cuts could prompt Africa to end its dependency, but the task for poor countries will be especially difficult.
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https://issafrica.org/fr/auteure/aimee-noel-mbiyozo
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/research/papers/at-the-heart-of-discontent-measuring-public-violence-in-south-africa
ISS' new research provides a more accurate picture of the nature and extent of public violence in South Africa
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https://issafrica.org/author/coleen-vogel
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/jana-de-kluiver
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/fr/auteure/pyalo-da-do-nora-amedzenu-noviekou
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/eastern-drc-peace-processes-miss-the-mark
Deteriorating security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises questions about the Nairobi and Luanda processes.
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https://issafrica.org/impact/spotlight-collaboration-is-essential-for-effective-peacebuilding
Research in Liberia and South Sudan will inform policy on how to improve peacebuilding in Africa and globally.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/whats-really-wrong-with-the-state-of-journalism
While World Press Freedom Day was an opportunity to highlight the threats facing the media in Africa, the profession is also undermined from within.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/can-the-accra-initiative-prevent-terrorism-in-west-african-coastal-states?utm_source=BenchmarkEmail&utm_campaign=ISS_Today&utm_medium=email
Although little is known about the initiative, it has significant potential for individual states and the region.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/africa-must-help-steer-the-high-seas-treaty-out-of-dire-straits
Africa played a pivotal role in negotiations for the treaty, and should take the lead in bringing it into force.
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https://issafrica.org/research/policy-brief/scaling-violence-prevention-in-south-africa
This policy brief examines what it takes to implement violence-prevention programmes at scale.
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https://issafrica.org/author/dave-husy
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/countries/eritrea
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/eugene-chen
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/mateja-peter
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/nadia-adam
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/where-do-sahel-terrorists-get-their-heavy-weapons
With arms flows from Libya declining, military barracks and poorly controlled national stockpiles are being targeted.
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https://issafrica.org/author/thierry-boudjekeu
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/countries/southern-africa
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/food-insecurity-southern-africas-silent-crisis
Without political will and action, nothing will come of development plans to curb SADC's growing food insecurity
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/china-tests-its-military-muscle-in-africa
Investment in war-torn, fragile states forced China to up its security presence and engage in peacebuilding.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/africa-is-losing-the-battle-against-extreme-poverty
The continent will probably miss the SDG poverty target, but the right policies could deliver significant reductions.
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https://issafrica.org/topics/counter-terrorism
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/johan-burger
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/martin-ewi
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/countries/west-africa
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/author/anine-kriegler
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/kenyas-dilemma-in-somalia-to-withdraw-or-not-to-withdraw
Kenya's withdrawal from Somalia wouldn't be easy; nor would non-withdrawal be cost-free.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/drones-in-the-hands-of-insurgents-how-africa-can-prepare
Like in the Middle East, drones are a new threat posed by armed groups and violent extremists in Africa.
droneshandsinsurgentsafricaprepare
https://issafrica.org/research/north-africa-report/divided-they-fall-frontiers-borderlands-and-stability-in-north-africa
Security-focused border policies have led to growing unemployment, crime and migration in marginalised border communities.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/just-how-serious-is-south-africa-about-gay-rights
South Africa teeters, but avoids falling, in its high-wire act of protecting LGBTI rights without offending its African chums.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/state-abuses-could-match-the-threat-of-covid-19-itself
At a time when national unity and the cooperation of all citizens is vital, such actions could prove disastrous.
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https://issafrica.org/author/semir-yusuf
ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/is-the-mauritian-miracle-running-on-fumes
Complacency must make way for economic reform and the strategic reinvention that once made Mauritius the darling of development economists.
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https://issafrica.org/iss-today/think-again-short-on-money-and-friends-egypt-discovers-its-african-roots
If Egypt can reorient itself as an African power, it could be a win-win for the continent.
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