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Disruptions are making Southern Africa more important to global shipping and energy markets without making the region more prosperous.
Public confidence in identifying disinformation is falling just as AI and hyper-local campaigning make election manipulation harder to detect.
Terrorism, kidnapping and crumbling roads are combining to choke a trade lifeline linking Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria.
Youth gangs disrupt rallies, civil rights meetings and polling stations, yet the politicians who bankroll them go unpunished.
A new ISS anti-corruption tracker uses AI to identify patterns and warning signs in a wide range of government institutions.
Growing competition for African ports and security partnerships offers new leverage – if countries can avoid deeper geopolitical fragmentation.
The region has joined an African cross-border payment system built for speed and trade – but it could accelerate financial crime.
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