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ISS Cape Town Office Closure
The ISS Cape Town Office will close on 21 December 2012. All substantive work currently in the Cape Town Office will relocate to the Pretoria Office. For further information email [email protected] ISS Notice: Festive Season 2012/2013
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ISS offices will close on 21 December 2012 and reopen on 8 January 2013
The ISS wishes all a happy and prosperous festive season
Will any of the current South African opposition parties rule South Africa one day?
Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo,
Researcher
and Gareth Newham, Head,
Governance, Crime and Justice Division, ISS Pretoria Office
It
remains to be seen if the multitude of crises afflicting the ANC will
realign the country`s political landscape in the near future. While
change will eventually happen, it may not result in current opposition
parties gaining power.
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New Negotiations Brokered by Sant’Egidio: Hope for Peace in Casamance?
Paulin Maurice Toupane, Intern, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Pretoria
The resolution of the crisis in the Casamance area of Senegal has taken a
new turn with the resumption of negotiations between the government and
rebels. The main concern is whether this initiative will succeed in
bringing lasting peace.
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Time for Angola to Ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention
Noel Stott, Senior Research Fellow, Arms Control and Disarmament
Programme, Transnational Threats and International Crime Division, ISS
Pretoria
Angola, Somalia, Egypt and now South Sudan are among only eight
countries that are not party to the Chemical Weapons Convention. With
the 3rd Five-Year Review Conference of the Convention scheduled for
April 2013, this needs to change.
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To what extent has the South African Police Service become militarised?
Johan Burger, Senior Researcher, Crime and Justice Division, ISS Pretoria
Efforts
to militarise the SAPS in 2010 never progressed much further than
changing the rank system. Real reforms that result in professional
policing will require more fundamental improvements in the future.
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ISS Seminar, Report: The State of Peace and Security in Africa in 2012 and the PSC`s Responses
The seminar elicited various questions on the work of the PSC and the role of various actors in the PSC processes. Specific situations, most notably Mali and the DRC, also attracted discussion from participants, including notably members of the PSC present in the seminar. Some of the issues raised were whether or not the members of the PSC had the requisite capacity for bearing the entirety of their responsibilities under the PSC Protocol and whether the PSC was consistent in dealing with all situations on its agenda.
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The State of Peace and Security in Africa in 2012 and the PSCs Responses
H.E.
Mohamed Fathi Edrees, Ambassador of Egypt to Ethiopia, Chairperson of
the PSC for the Month of September, Permanent Representative to AU and
UNECA explains his perceptions of performance of the AU PSC.
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The fall of Goma - what is next for the DRC?
Stephanie
Wolters, Director of Okapi Consulting, explains the events that
resulted in the fall of Goma on 20 November 2012 and what can be
expected in the coming months.
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M23, Mali and Egypt
This
Week in Africa, Episode 50: David Zounmenou and Paul-Simon Handy
discuss developments in Egypt, Mali and the recent changes in the M23
rebellion, giving context to the dynamics in these regions.
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M23, Mali et Egypte
La
semaine en Afrique Episode 49: David Zounmenou s`entretient avec
Paul-Simon Handy sur l`actualite en Egypte, au Mali ainsi que la
situation du M23.
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Mangaung expectations, reflections of 2012 and insight to 2013
Episode
32: Gareth Newham discusses expectations around Mangaung, reviews the
most prominent rule of law issues in South Africa during 2012 and
highlights key events in 2013.
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