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Issue 34
Thursday, 30 August 2012 |
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24 September, Addis Ababa: ACPST Course: Managing Diversity
African countries are known for their ethnic, linguistic and
religious diversity. Nigeria and Cameroon, for example, are estimated to have
250 ethnic groups each while South Africa has 11 official languages. While some
celebrate this diversity, there is also the view that it is implicated in many
of the conflicts, wars and economic challenges faced by societies on the
continent. Given the basic fact of such diversity, the question arises of how
we can manage it for the improvement of human security in Africa. How can we
manage diversity to ensure peaceful and rights-respecting electoral politics? How
can diversity be handled to ensure the management of natural resources in ways
that promote equitable economic development? What sorts of mechanisms can we
put in place to ensure that relations between (forced and voluntary) migrants
and host communities take on a peaceful and development-enhancing character? How
can diversity be managed to ensure transitional justice and developmental post-conflict
reconstruction?
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25
to 26 October, Johannesburg: ISS 3rd International Conference: National
and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice
In
October 2012 the Institute for Security Studies` Crime
and Justice Programme will be holding its 3rd annual international
conference on crime and criminal justice. For detailed information about
the conference, travel information or abstract submissions, click on
the link below.
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Selected ISS Publications Available in EPUB Format
 Selected ISS publications are available in EPUB format for
tablet devices. Each week in the ISS Weekly, EPUB availability will be
highlighted by the EPUB logo. Simply save the EPUB file to your mobile
device and enjoy access to ISS publications on the move.
What Spaces for Women in Kenya’s Security Sector Governance?
Irene Ndungu, Consultant,
Conflict
Management and Peacebuilding Division
Transforming security sector governance to better reflect women’s representation and participation is an on-going challenge in Kenya.
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Fear, Anger and Avarice: How not to Craft Solutions to Violence
Chandre Gould, Senior Researcher, Crime and Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria
The massacre in Marikana and the violence on the Cape Flats have claimed many lives. Chandre Gould argues that we cannot look to the state for long-term solutions.
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Seminar Report: Somalia’s Transition New Hopes, Old Fears
While the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) had done
credibly well in weakening and restricting the militant group Al
Shabaab, the
challenge remained on how to transcend the political dysfunction in
order to
consolidate peace and stability. With Somalia then going through the
motions of anticipation
and uncertainty, this seminar sought to understand what sort of change
or transition was expected after August 20. Significantly, whether it
offered hope for stability and lasting
peace or, if it did not, what the alternatives were. The purpose was to
generate policy debate and guidance
on charting a new direction for lasting peace in Somalia.
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ISS
Workshop Report: National Consultation on Mapping Chinese Development
Assistance in Africa: An Analysis of the Experiences of Ethiopia
The workshop was organised as a follow-up session to the previous
one-day symposium on the China-Africa partnership in peace and security
in Africa. The follow-up meeting, would focus on mapping
Chinese development assistance in Africa and giving an analysis on the
experience of Ethiopia. In his address, Dr Mehari Maru expressed his
appreciation to the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development
(AFRODAD) as a partner in collaborating to organise the session.
Furthermore, he credited the presence of pertinent individuals,
participants from civil society organisations, academia, government and
development aid partners, embassies, donors and private sector officials
that were present on the meeting.
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Peace and Security Council Report No 37
Grâce à une contribution financière généreuse et opportune du ministère des Affaires
étrangères et du Commerce de Nouvelle- Zélande, la version française
du Rapport du Conseil de paix et sécurité est désormais en bonne voie pour
devenir une précieuse source d`information pour l`Afrique francophone. Le Mali est devenu l’un des principaux enjeux pour le Conseil
de paix et de sécurité de l’UA. La Libye a quant à elle tenu ses premières élections
démocratique depuis la chute de Kadhafi. Le rapport aborde également la situation en Angola, puisque la
situation est tendue alors que des élections nationales sont prévues en août.
Un article est également consacré Ã la Somalie, alors qu’Al
Shabab perd du territoire et des appuis et que des efforts sont en cours afin
de consolider l’État somalien. L’analyse pays s’intéresse aux récents efforts
visant à élaborer une nouvelle constitution et à affaiblir Al Shabab, ainsi
qu’aux défis auquel fait face le gouvernement de transition.
Enfin, un dernier article fait un compte rendu du partenariat
grandissant entre la Chine et l’Afrique en matière de paix et de sécurité.
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Situation
Report: Zimbabwe`s Tortuous Road to a New Constitution and Elections, Gwinyayi A Dzinesa
In July 2012, the Constitution Select Committee of Parliament (Copac)
that was mandated to consult Zimbabweans and draft a new constitution
finally accomplished its task after more than three years of acrimonious
debate. This came after the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern
African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government held
in Luanda, Angola, in June 2012, urged Zimbabwean parties to the Global
Political Agreement (GPA) ‘to finalise the constitution-making process
and subject it to a referendum thereafter’ … ‘assisted by the
facilitator (South African President Jacob Zuma), to develop an
implementation mechanism and set out timeframes for the full
implementation of the roadmap to elections’.
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ISS Seminar: What can we learn from the Lonmin Marikana mine massacre?
Following the tragic events at the Lonmin Marikana mine, Prof. Andries Bezuidenhout, Department of Sociology, University of Pretoria and Dr Johan Burger, Senior Researcher, Crime and Justice Programme, ISS give some insights
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South Africa Insight Episode 25 - The Power of the Unions
Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo discusses the power of the Unions in light of the Lomnin Marikana mine tragedy with Liesl Louw.
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