| 7 November 2013 |
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| Feature: Does the unwieldy label of the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises conceal a real determination to act? |
At the first heads of state meeting of contributing countries, Chad, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa lead the way in pledging forces to the ACIRC.
All the attention this week on the unconditional surrender of the M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - including the Southern African Development Community/International Conference on the Great Lakes Region summit on the topic in Pretoria which South African President Jacob Zuma hosted on Monday night - rather overshadowed another important summit which he hosted the next night.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| Shaping the global debate on counter-terrorism |
Anton du Plessis, deputy executive director of the ISS, spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations' roundtable series on Global Counter-terrorism Strategies in New York on 4 November 2013.
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| Press Release |
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| African Futures Project assesses prospects for Africa's fragile countries |
Ten African countries are expected to continue to remain fragile beyond 2050.
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| ISS Today |
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| Lampedusa and the plight of African boat migrants |
People are crossing the Mediterranean in search of greater freedom. But at what cost?
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| It may be too soon to celebrate the defeat of the M23 |
Do the spectacular military victories in eastern DRC represent the M23's defeat or its strategic withdrawal?
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| Al-Shabaab's relative strength is the real threat |
Despite Al-Shabaab's weakened appearance, the tactics adopted in the Westgate attack suggest that the extremists should not be underestimated.
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| Renamo should take its battle to the polling stations |
Despite the escalating violence in Mozambique it is unlikely that the country will return to full-scale war.
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| Events |
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The political and security situation in Mozambique
7 November 2013 |
This seminar will consider Mozambique’s political and security dynamics, the electoral reform process, and election management issues.
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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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| Getting the most out of South Africa's crime statistics |
The ISS has called for a formal independent inquiry into why the crime trends were miscalculated.
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| New approaches to climate diplomacy in Africa |
The workshop aimed to discuss the implications of climate change in Africa and the consequences for resource security.
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| Multimedia |
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| Prospects for Africa's 26 fragile countries |
What are the prospects for state fragility in Africa? Jakkie Cilliers and Julia Schuenemann explain long-term structural dynamics in Africa by forecasting the future of Africa's 26 'more fragile' countries.
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| A successful visit for Zuma in DRC? |
This week in Africa episode 65: Stephanie Wolters discusses SA-DRC relations; the war in Eastern DRC and the freeing of French hostages in Niger. / La semaine en Afrique episode 65: En discussion avec Stephanie Wolters sur les relations entre l'Afrique du Sud et la RDC; la guerre a l'Est de la RDC et la libération des otages au Niger.
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