| 3 September 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
Sea Fever: Swaziland's quest for maritime power
by Peter Fabricius |
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As SADC calls for regional economic integration, some landlocked member states go to crazy lengths to be more sovereign, not less.
King Canute famously tried to order the waves to retreat. Now Swaziland’s King Mswati proposes to go one better, by ordering them to advance. Last month his Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Gideon Dlamini lent his government’s full support to a project just announced by a consortium of businessmen to construct a seaport.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| Partnering with ECOWAS to implement its maritime strategy |
ISS experts are assisting ECOWAS to make maritime security a reality in West Africa.
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| ISS Today |
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Dead or alive: the seven lives of Boko Haram's leader
by David Zounmenou and Segun Rotimi Adeyemon |
Whether Shekau is still Boko Haram's leader doesn't change the fact that new strategies are needed to defeat the terror group.
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THINK AGAIN: How to train a peacebuilder
by Simon Allison |
In Mali, civil society groups rather than the security forces are key to successful peacebuilding.
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Women in maritime: 2015 is Africa's year for change
by Timothy Walker |
Seafaring has long been the domain of men. But action is being taken to break down the cultural and structural barriers to women’s participation.
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Crunch-time: is 2015 really the year of the woman?
by Romi Sigsworth |
This year is a key moment to consider how far Africa and the world have really come in achieving gender equality.
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| Events |
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View on Africa: Avoiding another deadly crisis in Guinea-Bissau
9 September 2015, Pretoria and online |
Guinea-Bissau's latest predicament is more than just bad blood between its leaders.
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Extending term limits: assessing the cost for East Africa
10 September 2015, Nairobi |
Are term limits really necessary for good governance and development in East Africa and the Great Lakes?
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Développement des capacités pour une mise en oeuvre efficace du Traité sur le Commerce des Armes
Date limite de présentation des candidatures: 15 septembre 2015 |
Le but du cours est de contribuer à la réalisation des deux principaux objectifs du TCA.
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Getting to grips with the SA budget
Seminar report |
This seminar launched a guide to help members of Parliament engage effectively with the South African budget.
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How is Africa putting resolution 1540 into practice?
Seminar report |
African states have made progress in preventing the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons to non-state actors, but can do more.
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| ISS Opportunity |
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African Futures Fellowship
Closing date: 16 September 2015 |
The Fellowship prepares students academically and professionally for careers in high-level policy analysis and planning rooted in quantitative analysis.
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