| 13 June 2013 |
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| Feature: SADC must treat Zimbabwe as firmly as it is apparently planning to treat Madagascar |
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If SADC is considering imposing sanctions against Madagascar’s presidential candidates, why not also Zimbabwean leaders who frustrate efforts to hold credible, free and fair elections?
What’s good for the Madagascar goose is surely good for the Zimbabwe gander. These two countries, which have been the main irritants on the agenda of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for years, though different in many ways, reveal some significant similarities – at least as issues.
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| ISS Today |
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| The trouble with South Africa's national key points |
When the National Key Points Act is revised by Parliament this year, the debate should focus on increasing ministerial accountability and clarifying the designation of key points.
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| AU-ICC relations under the spotlight again |
The African Union's dissatisfaction with the International Criminal Court was reaffirmed at the 21st AU summit.
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| Tunisia reacts to FEMEN's feminist challenges |
Shock tactics such as those used by the FEMEN movement, which do not take into account local socio-cultural specificities, may have counter-productive effects.
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| Events |
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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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| Violence, unions and politics: Trends and expectations in the run-up to South Africa's 2014 national election, 20 June 2013 |
Facts about the challenge of politically related murders in South Africa will be provided, and related developments in the run-up to the country’s fifth national and provincial elections in 2014 will be considered.
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Kenya's Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission: Between principle and practice
20 June 2013 |
This seminar will examine the TJRC's process and outcome and assess whether or not it succeeded in establishing an authoritative record of Kenya's past abuses.
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ACPST Course: Emerging threats to human security in Africa
Application deadline 1 July 2013 |
The course will equip participants with knowledge, practical skills, and an enhanced networking ability to enable them to contribute to bringing about policy and behavioural changes that will help reduce the threats these challenges pose to human security.
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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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| A standardised police roster system is critical for the African Standby Force |
With the aim to inform and assist in the establishment and operationalisation of a standardised and integrated police roster system, this policy brief outlines the proposed features and specifications of such a system.
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| African Security Review Volume 22 Number 2 Special Issue |
This special issue of the African Security Review examines the landscape of conflict early warning in Africa.
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| Multimedia |
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| Mandela an inspiration for all Africans |
This week in Africa Episode 52: Paul-Simon Handy talks about the latest current affairs issues in Africa: Mandela's hospitalisation, clashes in Somalia, lawlessness in Libya and the fate of Mali's Touaregs. / La semaine en Afrique Episode 52: En conversation avec Paul-Simon Handy sur l'actualite de la semaine : l'hospitalisation de Nelson Mandela, les accrochages en Somali, le chaos en Lybie et la bataille pour Kidal.
Listen online in English... Pour la version francaise, cliquez ici |
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