| 14 November 2013 |
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| Feature: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in the eastern DRC? |
The region and international community must act decisively to prevent Kabila and Museveni from undermining the rare good news from this part of the world.
There was always a danger that if the international community helped the Democratic Republic of the Congo defeat the M23 rebels on the battlefield, it would have to deal with a triumphalist DRC President Joseph Kabila reneging on his other commitments.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| issafrica.org wins at SA Web Awards |
In October the ISS website was awarded a bronze medal by South Africa’s top website review body, SA Web Awards.
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| ISS Today |
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| Does the ICC case against Kenya's leaders undermine international peace and security? |
The African Union's request to defer some of the Kenya cases will test the UN Security Council and international criminal justice as a whole.
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| Does the dominance of women in Rwanda's parliament signify real change? |
The high number of women parliamentarians obscures their unequal participation in other leadership positions.
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| Morocco recalls its ambassador to Algeria |
Rabat starts to feel the heat with increasing calls for UN monitoring of human rights abuses in Western Sahara.
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| The killing of French journalists illustrates the volatile situation in northern Mali |
Assassinations come in the wake of four French captives' release, and questions around the ransom paid.
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| Events |
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Tackling corruption in the SA Police Service
21 November 2013 |
The seminar will consider the extent and nature of police corruption in South Africa as a precursor to exploring how best to address the problem.
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ACPST Course: Governance and Human Security in Africa 2014
Application deadline: 24 November 2013 |
This course will focus on the following five key dimensions of governance: leadership and management, human rights, the rule of law, democracy and sensitivity to marginalised communities.
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| Zimbabwe elections: Past, present and future challenges |
Discussions during the seminar noted the uncertainty of Zimbabwe’s political and economic trajectory as well as its international relations.
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| Publications |
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| Peace and Security Council Report No 52 |
In this edition of the Peace and Security Council Report our researchers in Nairobi and Pretoria have produced country analyses on Mozambique and Kenya.
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| Multimedia |
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| The elusive peace accord between the DRC government and the M23 |
This week in Africa episode 66: Paul-Simon Handy discussed the postponement of the DRC-M23 agreement; the fate of Somali refugees in Kenya and tensions in Kidal, northern Mali. / La semaine en Afrique episode 66: Une discussion avec Paul-Simon Handy sur l'absence d'un accord de paix entre le gouvernement de la RDC et le M23; les discussions autour d'une force Africaine d'Intervention et la situation a Kidal, au nord Mali.
Listen online in English... / Écoutez en ligne en français... |
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