| 14 May 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
Burundi's self-fulfilling prophecy
by Peter Fabricius |
| It was ironic, yet perhaps not entirely coincidental that as leaders of the East African Community met with Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza to discuss the growing crisis, the army launched a coup attempt against him back home.
By this morning it was still not clear who was in charge of Burundi.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| UN seeks ISS expertise for panel on South Sudan |
ISS appointments to UN experts' panels show that our analysts are held in high regard and enable the ISS to shape global responses to African conflicts.
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| ISS Today |
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THINK AGAIN: Why did Liberia beat Ebola before Guinea or Sierra Leone?
by Simon Allison |
Liberia's response to the Ebola outbreak was far from perfect, but it showed that medical emergencies must also be seen as crises of governance.
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All eyes on the Libyan crisis
by Hallelujah Lulie |
Libya has become the single biggest transit point for immigrants crossing to Europe and a safe haven for terror groups like ISIS.
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What's really wrong with the state of journalism?
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
While World Press Freedom Day was an opportunity to highlight the threats facing the media in Africa, the profession is also undermined from within.
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The young and the violent
by Lauren Tracey |
To understand why violence and destruction is a first resort for South Africa’s youth, one should look at the country's political elite.
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| Events |
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View on Africa: Burundi
Briefing note |
The Institute for Security Studies launched the View on Africa weekly briefing on 13 May with a look at the Burundi crisis.
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Civil society tackles UN Security Council reform
14 May 2015 |
Elect the Council is advocating for reform that will restore legitimacy, fairness and transparency to the UN Security Council.
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Which countries will be Africa's future leaders?
19 May 2015 |
This Addis Ababa seminar discusses new ISS research on the countries that have the greatest power potential in Africa.
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View on Africa: Northern Mali
20 May 2015 |
Can Mali's new peace agreement hold in the face of increasing clashes between warring groups? Your weekly View on Africa takes place live online, now in English and French.
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Top five countries competing for power in Africa
27 May 2015 |
The ISS and the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office will discuss the distribution of power in Africa and how it is likely to change over the next 25 years.
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| Multimedia |
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| What is 'Elect the council'? |
Elect the Council is a global civil society initiative to advocate for countries to be elected on a proportional basis to the UN Security Council, and to do away with the system of permanent members and veto rights.
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