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TALKING POINT
Navigating a bump in the road: will Sudan's elections derail national dialogue?
by Peter Fabricius |
| The biggest threat to national dialogue in Sudan is the April election, which is taking place against the wishes of the opposition and the international community.
Though under no illusion that the elections are anything but a sham, the official mediators are trying to make the best of it.
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Africa and global power: on the rise, but at the margins
by Julia Schuenemann, Jakkie Cilliers and Jonathan D Moyer |
Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa hold most of Africa's power potential. What does this mean for the future of the continent?
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Kenyan political leadership: the more things change...
by Sebastian Gatimu and David Wagacha |
Instead of uniting the country, Kenya's political leadership is eroding the principles of good governance.
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THINK AGAIN: Democracy reigns in Lesotho - but which democracy, exactly?
by Simon Allison |
Lesotho's electoral system can be categorised as democratic, but it must be questioned whether it is the best system for this fragile state.
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Many questions after Simone Gbagbo's heavy sentence
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
The 20-year jail sentence against the former first lady casts a shadow over the Ivorian justice system.
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| Events |
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Uprisings and democratic governance
Course application deadline: 27 March 2015 |
This training course will compare different governance models and examine the correlation between popular uprisings and the likelihood of good governance.
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How the FDLR plans to avoid military defeat
1 April 2015 |
Recent field research explored the FDLR's survival tactics in the face of external military pressure.
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Stopping violence before it starts
15 April 2015 |
This seminar showcases the leading role that South Africans are playing in developing programmes to prevent violence in low and middle income countries.
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| Publications |
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Power and influence in Africa
by Jakkie Cilliers, Julia Schuenemann and Jonathan D Moyer |
This paper plots the power trajectories of Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa from now to 2040.
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South African Crime Quarterly 51
Guest editors: Elizabeth Dartnall and Anik Gevers |
This special edition of SACQ is dedicated to the violence-prevention efforts currently underway in the country.
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| Rapport sur le Conseil de paix et de sécurité 67 |
Ce numéro du Rapport sur le CPS traite et de sécurité traite des questions de la violence en RDC, la Somalie et Boko Haram, ainsi que les efforts de paix au nord Mali. A lire également un interview exclusive avec Pierre Buyoya, Haut-Représentant de l'UA pour le Mali et le Sahel.
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| Power and influence in Africa |
Africa is set to remain on the margins of global power, what does this mean for the future of the continent?
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This is a senior management position, and the successful candidate will be a member of the ISS's executive management team at the head office in Pretoria.
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The IT officer will assist the senior IT specialist to ensure the implementation and maintenance of computer systems and networks in Pretoria.
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