| 2 October 2014 |
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TALKING POINT
Mo Ibrahim finds that African governance is improving too slowly
by Peter Fabricius |
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Africa is progressing, but the story is complex and realism, not complacency, is needed.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has become more famous for the award - or, more usually, the non-award - of its US$5 million annual prize for African leadership than for its Ibrahim Index on African Governance.
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| Press Release |
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| New evidence that religion and ideology aren't the leading drivers of radicalisation in Somalia |
A new study shows that economics and deprivation were as important, if not more so, than religious factors in explaining why Somalis joined al-Shabaab.
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| ISS Today |
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Money, power and governance in a multipolar world
by Jakkie Cilliers |
As global power shifts, the West is faced with three options to retain influence: pre-emptive reform, holding out or insurrection from within.
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Church disaster a test for relations between Africa's big powers
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
Details continue to emerge about the Lagos church collapse, but to what extent did it damage South Africa-Nigeria relations?
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The price of protecting the president
by Judith February |
From the Nkandla committee to the motion of no confidence in the speaker, South Africa’s ruling party finds itself on the back foot in Parliament.
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Risking a watery grave for a better life
by Barthelemy Blede |
There has been an alarming rise in the number of illegal migrants and stowaways from Africa who die at sea. / Le nombre croissant de migrants illégaux et de passagers clandestins en provenance d'Afrique qui meurent en mer prend des proportions alarmantes.
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| Events |
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| Managing Diversity 2014 course report |
This course explored various types of diversity in African societies and how they could positively managed to ensure just and peaceful communities.
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| Publications |
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Radicalisation and al-Shabaab recruitment in Somalia
by Anneli Botha and Mahdi Abdile |
This paper presents the results of in-depth research on radicalisation in Somalia, and identifies specific driving factors that counter-terrorism strategies should take into account.
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South Africa's peacebuilding and PCRD activities
by Naomi Kok |
South Africa should use its access to BRICS and IBSA to advance its activities in peacebuilding, as well as post-conflict reconstruction and development, on the African continent.
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Building the capacity of the Malian police
by Gustavo de Carvalho and Liezelle Kumalo |
This policy brief argues that MINUSMA must strengthen its presence in Mali, and suggests how the capacity-building aspect of its police component can be bolstered.
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| ISS Opportunity |
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| Stopping violence before it starts: contribute to special edition of SACQ |
Authors interested in contributing to a special edition of the SA Crime Quarterly on understanding primary prevention in South Africa must contact the editors by 15 October.
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