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Spillover effects of a meltdown
As the slow meltdown of the Eurozone continues, Africans are again
looking at the implications of international events for future growth in
their own region, writes Dianna Games.
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ISS Seminar, Pretoria: The European Union in a Globalized World: Strategic Prospects
The
EU, still recovering from the 2008 financial and economic crisis, has been hit
hard by the current situation in the Eurozone of both undercapitalized banks
and governments and the resulting mutual fear of debt defaults.
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Salient Features of the 18th AU Summit (pre-AU Summit Seminar)
Speakers from this seminar give a brief overview of what they spoke about ahead of the 18th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. The focus of the Summit for 2012 is "Boosting Intra-African Trade" and promises to be captivating
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The African Union can Contribute to the Future of International Criminal Justice in Africa
Jemima
Njeri Kariri, Senior researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime Division, ISS Pretoria Office
The 18th AU summit presents an important opportunity to count the value that Africa has contributed and can continue to contribute to international criminal justice in Africa and beyond.
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Inquest Into the “Kingmaker” General’s Death: A Test for ZANU-PF?
Gwinyayi A Dzinesa, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, Pretoria Office
The inquest into the death of Zimbabwe’s former military chief, General Solomon Mujuru, that started last week, could have an important impact on intra-ZANU-PF politics and the security sector. Already, the witnesses’ testimonies have been riddled with anomalies, contradictions and inconsistencies.
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Concerns Raised About the Involvement of the Military in Policing Operations in South Africa
Johan Burger, Senior Researcher, Crime and Justice Division, Pretoria Office
The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the recent festive season policing operations has led to concerns being raised from various quarters. Incidents involving the military were widely reported on in the media and prompted a debate on military deployment in support of the police. This type of routine deployment for policing operations are also not in line with the White Paper on Defence which states that the SANDF should only be deployed in support of the SAPS, “…in the most exceptional circumstances”. The decision to regularly involve the military in police operations needs to be reconsidered, and section 20 of the Defence Act should be amended.
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Eye on Urbanisation: Nigeria
Hopolang Selebalo, Junior Researcher, and Patrick McLennan,
Research Assistant, Frederick S. Pardee Centre for International
Futures, Governance and Corruption Division, ISS Cape Town
In 2008, for the first time in human history, the number of people worldwide living in urban areas outstripped the rural population; however, the same will not occur in Africa until nearly 2050. Due to the implications of urban population growth on the economy and other social factors, it is imperative that African leaders and policy-makers adequately plan for these transitions.
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What Risks Lie Ahead for African Water Security?
Timothy Walker, Consultant, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Division, ISS Pretoria Office
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number of human security issues concerning water will attract
increasing attention in 2012. These include the viability of building
new dams, illegal fishing and the lack of political cooperation in
saving water resources such as Lake Chad.
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Peace and Security Council Report No 30
The analysis on Egypt sheds light on the evolving internal political and
security dynamics in Egypt and the challenges for democratic
transformation as the nation holds series of elections and awaits a
transfer of power to a democratically elected government. The piece on Somalia builds possible scenarios in coming months in
light of growing role of regional powers and the AU mission in Somalia.
The first edition of the PSC Report for year 2012 also brings into
light ongoing efforts by the African Union Commission to reinforce its
instruments relating to democracy, good governance, rule of law and
human rights. The report also looks into the mandates and challenges
faced by one of the components of the continental security architecture,
the Military Staff Committee.
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Conference Report: Involvement of the Private Security Sector in Humanitarian Assistance Operations
Ambassador Olusegun Akinsanya noted that the outsourcing of security-related tasks to
private security actors in humanitarian assistance operations presented a
number of ethical, operational and strategic challenges in Africa. The
Ambassador criticized the lack of effective oversight mechanisms, either
regulatory or sustainable systems to monitor the activities within the private
military and security industry.
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Report
of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Partnership Between the
African Union and the United Nations on Peace and Security
This report is submitted in response to paragraph 31 of decision Assembly/AU/Dec.
338 (XVI) on the Report of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) on its Activities and the State
of Peace and Security in Africa, adopted by the 16th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the
Union, held in Addis Ababa, from 30 to 31 January 2011.
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