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TALKING POINT
The LRA rising again?
by Peter Fabricius |
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The Lord’s Resistance Army is rising again, having already carried out 200 attacks this year.
A heavy burden rests on the AU to end one of Africa’s longest-running and almost-forgotten conflicts.
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Getting clear about conflict prevention at the UN
by Adriana Erthal Abdenur and Gustavo de Carvalho |
In 2015, the UN conducted several reviews of its peace and security architecture, with conflict prevention placed at the core. Now it is time for action.
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Finally, good news from the SAPS
by Johan Burger |
In the wake of suspended Riah Phiyega's troubled leadership of the South African Police Service, the acting national commissioner brings hope of a brighter future.
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Can the IMF really drag Zimbabwe out of its crisis?
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
Trying to refill Zimbabwe's coffers through international loans is seen as a stop-gap measure in a dangerous political situation.
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Mozambique: there's more to peace than silencing the guns
by Gustavo de Carvalho, Jonathan Rozen and Lisa Reppell |
Current crises in Mozambique point to incomplete peacebuilding. Where did the process go wrong, and how can it gain new momentum?
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| Events |
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The AU Commission elections: what's at stake?
8 July 2016, Addis Ababa |
What's at stake in the upcoming AU Commission elections and what could the results mean for the continental body.
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Cash-in-transit robbery: criminals disclose the details
13 July 2016, Pretoria |
This seminar discusses the profile, methods and sophisticated criminal networks that define these heists in South Africa.
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| Publications |
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South African Crime Quarterly 56
edited by Chandré Gould and Andrew Faull |
This issue revisits crime and violence affecting some of South Africa’s most vulnerable groups.
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The tools of torture series
by the Omega Research Foundation and the Institute for Security Studies |
These policy briefs explain why the trade and use of electric shock equipment in Africa is often at odds with international human rights obligations.
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| Multimedia |
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| AU Summit Kigali: what should be on the agenda? |
Will member states be discussing these eight issues at the upcoming AU Summit from 10-18 July in Kigali?
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| ISS Opportunity |
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| Organised environmental crimes |
Call for the expression of interest to contribute to a special edition of the South African Crime Quarterly in June 2017.
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