| 30 May 2013 |
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| Feature: Africa's new declaration of independence |
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Now that Africa has been liberated politically, AU leaders made three big decisions to liberate Africa economically, militarily and judicially, from the West.
Inspired by the spirit of their founding fathers exactly 50 years before, African Union (AU) leaders made a bold new declaration of independence at their summit in Addis Ababa this week. On Saturday, 25 May, the continent’s leaders, past leaders, civil society and international partners celebrated the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor of the AU, by the leaders of 32 independent states in the same city on 25 May 1963.
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| ISS Today |
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| The AU's SSR policy framework: moving the gender debate forward |
Security sector reform on the continent needs to transform gendered relations at all levels.
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| What Guptagate says about the rule of law in South Africa |
When ‘name-dropping’ can lead to the widespread misuse of state resources, it means that the rules have little meaning.
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| AU and pan-Africanism: Beyond rhetoric |
The dream of uniting Africa has persisted for some time now. Its undoing, however, remains attempts to unite the political class rather than African people.
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| Events |
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Formation de l'ACPST: Plaidoyer et la Sécurité Humaine
Date limite: 7 juin 2013
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The objective of this course is to improve the efficiency of professionals working on issues related to human security in Africa. This course will be presented in French.
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| ISS publication mentoring programme, application closing date 31 May 2013 |
A new international mentoring programme from the Institute for Security Studies is increasing the productivity and exposure of South African researchers by helping them to publish their work.
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150 years of humanitarian action: Historical contours and current crossroads
14 June 2013 |
As part of ICRC's '150 years of Humanitarian Action' commemorations, the ISS and the ICRC will convene a half-day colloquium.
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| ISS 4th international conference: National and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice, 21 and 22 August 2013 |
The conference provides an exciting opportunity to showcase current criminological and contiguous research as well as policy initiatives from across the world.
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| Publications |
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| African Standby Force police roster system: Proposed features, operations and processes |
Drawing on the experiences of maintaining civilian rosters for peacekeeping operations, this paper specifies the proposed features and functions of the ASF police roster system.
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| Multimedia |
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| Kenyan 2013 elections: Glass half full or half empty? |
Andrews Attah-Asamoah discusses lessons from the Kenyan election process, the Supreme Court's ruling and implications for future elections, the place of international criminal justice in Kenya and prospects for the new government.
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