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01 Dec 2025 / by Vanya Gastrow & Kwakhanya Max

Trust between police and foreign nationals can improve safety for all

Sound relations with foreign nationals living in South Africa will help police gather intelligence, solve cases and prevent violence.

28 Nov 2025 / by Tadesse Simie Metekia & Tegbaru Yared

How to get Ethiopia’s Transitional Justice process back on track

The government’s renewed commitment to transitional justice efforts should lead to a carefully planned and sequenced resumption of the paused process.

27 Nov 2025 / by David Bruce

Improper political interference in SA policing: where to draw the line?

Given the grey area between policy and operations, transparency on the police minister’s directions to SAPS should be required.

26 Nov 2025 / by Paul-Simon Handy

Has the merger of governance and security worked for the AU?

The proliferation of crises in Africa calls for a more cohesive, capable and better-equipped AU Commission.

25 Nov 2025 / by Michael Mugah Sitawa

Soft power: missing element in the Chad-Cameroon border defence pact?

Strategies based on purely military operations can often alienate the very populations they aim to protect.

24 Nov 2025 / by Priyal Singh & Zenge Simakoloyi

Can Africa bolster its bargaining power at the EU-AU summit?

At this week’s Luanda summit, several thorny issues relating to the security partnership must be confronted head-on.