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Issue 41
Thursday, 18 October 2012 |
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19 October, Addis Ababa: Somalia After the Presidential Election: The Way Forward
After almost 21 years of state collapse and eight years
of transition, Somalia is experiencing a historical turning point in its
political fortunes. A draft Constitution was approved, a
new Parliament was installed and, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected president of Somalia. Just 18 days after the presidential election, AMISOM
and Somali forces captured Kismayo, Al Shabaab’s last strategic stronghold.
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25 October, Nairobi: Perspectives on and Impact of the International Criminal Court’s Cases in Kenya
As Kenya approaches its much-anticipated
2013 general elections, the key questions are: What are the prospects of
elections-related violence? Has the ICC helped safeguard against further
violent political mobilisation? Has the ICC encouraged reconciliation? These
critical questions will be discussed and debated at this seminar.
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25
to 26 October, Johannesburg: ISS 3rd International Conference: National
and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice
On 25 October 2012 the ISS` Crime
and Justice Programme will be holding its 3rd annual international
conference on crime and criminal justice.
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31 October: Book Launch: Johannesburg: The Responsibility to Protect - From Evasive to Reluctant Action? The Role of Global Middle Powers
What happens if a state turns against its own people? Should the
international community respect state sovereignty and the principle of
non-interference, or should it intervene in an internal conflict?
The publication “The Responsibility to Protect` - From Evasive to
Reluctant Action? The Role of Global Middle Powers` contributes to the
debate around R2P from the perspective of four middle-power countries
and regional hegemons - Germany, India, Brazil and South Africa (GIBSA) - which were all non-permanent members of the United Nations Security
Council in 2011, and whose views were often overshadowed by those of
the permanent members.
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Is Mozambique Headed for a Presidential Third Term Fiasco?
Gwinyayi Dzinesa, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Pretoria
The recent cabinet reshuffle could have a profound impact on Mozambique’s political landscape. Could this mean a bid by President Armando Guebuza for a third term in office?
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Why Military Intervention in Mali Would be a Mistake
Abdelkader Abderrahmane, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Addis Ababa
Following the NATO intervention in Libya last year, which has in turn triggered the current chaos in Mali, a new foreign military interference in Africa would only worsen the security situation on the African continent.
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Farm Attacks and Farm Murders Remain a Concern
Johan Burger, Senior researcher, Crime and Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria
Why are ongoing attacks and murders on South African farms no longer a priority for the government, especially at a time when the crisis in commercial agriculture is deepening, with a concomitant threat to our food security?
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Is a War over the Nile Still Imminent?
Debay Tadesse, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Addis Ababa
Conflict over the use of the Nile River has existed for centuries. The outcome of the present Nile water negotiations could have profound consequences for the region and the African continent.
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The SARPCCO Female Police Gender Advisors/Mentors Course Task Team Meeting
The idea of establishing a SARPPCO Female Police Gender Advisors/Mentors
Course forms part of long-standing TfP objectives at building and
enhancing regional capacity for participation in UN and/or AU peace
operations. In particular, the idea seeks to also contribute to the
achievement of the objectives of UN Security Council Resolution 1325
(2000) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The key objective areas of
this focus are increased participation of women in peace implementation,
as well as the protection, prevention and empowerment of vulnerable
populations, notably women and men, and boys and girls.
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ISS Seminar Report: A New Era for the African Union Commission
The first presentation,
entitled ‘The realistic expectations of the new AUC Chairperson: exaggerated
optimism or deflated pessimism?’, was made by Dr Jide Martyns Okeke, a senior
researcher at the ISS Addis Ababa Office. Dr Admore Kambudzi, Head
of the AU Peace and Security Secretariat, made the second presentation on ‘The
recent trends in Peace and Security in Africa’. He identified the general
trends of peace and security in Africa. Dr Mehari
Taddelle Maru, an independent consultant and former ISS programme manager,
presented on ‘The African Union Commission (AUC) new leadership and
its implications: a legal perspective’. The last presentation was
from Ms Janah Ncube, executive director CCP-AU, on ‘The AU that we want: civil society
vision for the new AUC leadership’.
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ISS Paper 238: The Nile, From Mistrust and Sabre Rattling to Rapprochement
The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of the recent
unprecedented dynamism in the hydropolitics of the Nile Basin for future
basin-wide conflict prevention, resolution, management and cooperation.
To this end, the paper first discusses why the Nile waters are a major
source of conflict in the Nile Basin, and, then it highlights the past
and present bilateral and multilateral attempts at conflict management
within the basin and their impact on upstream–downstream relations. It
argues that it is imperative to first give priority to the most
contentious areas of the Nile Basin by capitalising on the current
opportunities presented by Egypt’s gesture of goodwill, to bring about
effective basin-wide cooperation.
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Rapport sur le Conseil de paix et de securite No 39
 Ce mois-ci, nos chercheurs d’Addis Abéba et de Dakar nous proposent des analyses
sur la Somalie, le Soudan du Sud et la Côte d`Ivoire.
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