| 5 November 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
Khartoum shuffles in from the Western cold
by Peter Fabricius |
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There are important signs that the Obama administration – and the West at large – will start to ease up on Khartoum.
Sudan finds itself in a strategically important position on a range of important issues, and so with an unusually high degree of leverage.
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Conflict trends in Africa: a turn for the better in 2015?
by Jakkie Cilliers |
Although 2014 was the most deadly year in Africa since 1999, trends in fatalities from political violence in 2015 are positive.
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Extremism in Egypt: when countering terrorism becomes counter-productive
by Raeesah Cassim Cachalia |
Heavy-handed tactics, including a controversial new anti-terrorism law, appear to be fuelling, not solving extremism.
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#Feesmustfall: beyond the rands and cents
by Sibongile Gida |
South Africa's recent student demonstrations point to the country's incomplete peacebuilding process.
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African Standby Force: how the AU can get it right
by Annette Leijenaar |
The Amani II field exercise was in full swing this week, but is the AU’s long walk to rapid deployment finally picking up speed?
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| Events |
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Reducing violent crime in SA: is gun control the solution?
10 November 2015, Cape Town |
What impact has the Firearms Control Act had, and how should it be amended?
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Dominance and decline: the ANC in the time of Zuma
12 November 2015, Pretoria |
Has President Jacob Zuma's leadership undermined the ANC's long-term future?
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Kenya's Achilles heel: corruption and the constitution
12 November 2015, Nairobi |
What should the Kenyatta government be doing to better uphold the constitution and fight corruption?
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Training: Governance and Human Security in Africa 2016
Application deadline: 20 November 2015, Nairobi |
The course aims to share news perspectives and innovative approaches on good governance.
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Understanding the African Standby Force, rapid deployment and Amani Africa II
ISS Media Toolkit |
This handy ISS Media Room toolkit untangles the technicalities around ACIRC, the ASF and Amani Africa II.
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