| 15 October 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
From missed opportunity to oceans of prosperity
by Timothy Walker |
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The lack of a broader maritime culture has too often concealed from African leaders the oceans’ importance to development.
Africa’s seas should contribute to economic and environmental security, but are too often a story of stolen resources and drowning refugees.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| Making sense of crime in SA |
The ISS is the leading source for independent and quality analysis of South Africa's crime statistics.
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| ISS Today |
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An early warning ahead of high-risk elections
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
The African Union's early-warning system will be working overtime in the next few weeks as Africa heads into a series of elections.
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Murder by numbers
by Lizette Lancaster |
Where South Africans live determines how likely they are to get murdered. What does this mean for tackling crime?
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Another president's son caught with his hand in the cookie jar?
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
Guinean President Alpha Condé’s son has been accused of spending ill-gotten gains in France, just like a number of other sons of African presidents.
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To fight terrorism, fight corruption first
by Irene Ndungu |
Kenya and foreign donors are pouring substantial funds into the country’s counter-terrorism campaigns, but these efforts can only succeed if funds are managed effectively.
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| Events |
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High stakes: lessons for nuclear procurement from the arms deal
20 October 2015, Cape Town |
Can lessons from the controversial arms deal improve South Africa's current process to procure nuclear energy?
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The Bomb: South Africa's nuclear weapons programme
20 October 2015, Vienna, Austria |
This event provides an insider's view of what it took to build and dismantle South Africa's secret nuclear weapons programme.
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View on Africa: between conflict and peace in South Sudan
21 October 2015, online |
Recent political events in South Sudan threaten an already fragile peace process.
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Why closing SA's specialised detective units was a mistake
22 October 2015, Pretoria |
South Africa has paid a high price for Jackie Selebi's decision to close the police's specialised investigative units.
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The IMF's latest regional economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa
28 October 2015, Pretoria |
Can sub-Saharan Africa overcome economic challenges and regain confidence in the global market?
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| Publications |
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Somaliland at the crossroads: Protecting a fragile stability
by Simon Allison |
Somaliland is a rare success story in a conflict-prone region, but its progress remains fragile. With elections coming up, this report examines Somaliland's many challenges.
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The Tanzanian election 2015: Balancing stability and change
by Lauren Hutton |
As Tanzanians head to the polls on 25 October, is stability becoming increasingly fragile in this East African state?
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| Peace and Security Council Report No 74 |
The latest PSC Report includes a special focus on the recent session of the UN General Assembly where South Sudan, terrorism and AU-UN relations were discussed.
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| ISS Multimedia |
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| Violent Islamist extremism in Africa |
What are the three cycles that have caused violent Islamist extremism in Africa and what can be done about it?
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