| 26 September 2013 |
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| Feature: Will the Westgate terror attack be a wake-up call for South Africa? |
Suggested links between Islamist terror groups and South Africa are not new but local security services don't appear to take the threat seriously.
University of Free State political scientist Hussein Solomon, himself a Muslim, is reviled by more extreme members of his faith because of his warnings about the threat posed to South Africa by radical, militant Islamists and because of his criticism of large chunks of the local Muslim community for demonstrating ‘an implicit acceptance of jihadi discourse’.
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| Press Release |
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| Planners of Nairobi terrorist attacks must face prosecution |
Experience demonstrates that a purely military response can have unintended consequences, including the risk of fuelling extremism and further acts of terrorism.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| Taking the latest analysis of African conflict trends to Europe |
Top ISS analysts are briefing development partners and stakeholders in seven capitals across northern Europe on the latest security developments in Africa.
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| Sharpening the policy debate on sustainable development |
ISS and the North-South Institute are collaborating to influence policy on, among other issues, governance of natural resources in Africa, gender, state fragility and security sector reform.
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| ISS Today |
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| Where do murders occur in South Africa? |
Half of the country's murders occur in only 13% of its police precincts. Murder needs to be approached as a social problem requiring much more than a policing solution.
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| Westgate Mall tragedy calls for a measured response |
The fight against al-Shabaab won't be won militarily. The underlying factors that extremists use to their advantage must be tackled by government as a whole.
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| South Africa's aid to its neighbours should be explicit and conditional |
When the new South African Development Partnership Agency eventually gets going, South Africa's resistance to conditionality in aid disbursements will need to be reviewed.
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| Events |
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| Peacekeeping in Africa and the Pacific: perspectives on the role of the UN Security Council and small arms, 27 September 2013 |
Australia's involvement in peacekeeping missions in the Asia-Pacific is an example of a mission that is transitioning to the final phase of handing over responsibility to the national government.
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| Publications |
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| Ghana: The land question in El Dorado |
Ce présent rapport traite des origines, des causes et des impacts sur la sécurité de la problématique foncière au Ghana. Il formule également des recommandations stratégiques sur les moyens daméliorer ladministration et la gestion foncières dans le pays. L'analyse apporte en outre un éclairage sur des problèmes fonciers similaires dans d'autres pays de lspace CEDEAO / This report explores the land problem, its causes and its impact on security in Ghana and recommends how land administration and management could be improved.
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| Multimedia |
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| Dealing with violent public protests |
Violent public protests have increased, but can the police cope and how should they respond? Dr Johan Burger, senior researcher in the ISS Governance Crime and Justice division, offers a solution to this growing threat.
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| Serious violent crime on the increase in South Africa |
South Africa Insight episode 49: Gareth Newham points out that the crimes people fear most are on the increase and explains the significance of the recent court judgement that reinstates criminal charges against police Intelligence Head, Richard Mdluli.
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| Mali intervention bolsters France in Africa |
This week in Africa episode 61: Paul-Simon Handy discusses the inauguration of Mali's president; France's role in Africa and the upcoming UN General Assembly. / La semaine en Afrique episode 61: L'analyse de Paul-Simon Handy sur la position de la France en Afrique, l'inauguration d'IBK au Mali et les thèmes de l'Assemblée Générale de l'ONU.
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