Government private security spend amounts to billions
It’s common knowledge the physical security of many South African police stations is entrusted to private security companies and while nowhere near as prevalent,...
MK 60th anniversary
The 60th anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) , once the armed wing of what is now South Africa’s ruling party, was marked by...
ISS: Will Sudan’s new agreement hold this time around?
Managing the transitional pitfalls in Sudan’s post-coup agreement is vital for the country’s stability.
Sudan’s 25 October coup was a miscalculation on the part of the military....
Military medics watching over COVID-19-infected Ramaphosa
SA Military Health Service (SAMHS) personnel are monitoring President Cyril Ramaphosa and treating him for “mild COVID-19 symptoms” in Cape Town.
A statement confirming South...
ISS: Lesotho government paralysed by in-fighting
The Southern African Development Community’s six-year-old reform process is in jeopardy.
Lesotho has seemed from the outside to be fairly quiet since Moeketsi Majoro took...
Burkina Faso president fires Prime Minister Dabire amid security crisis
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore fired his prime minister on Wednesday amid an escalating security crisis that has killed thousands and led to street...
ISS: Burkina Faso’s security sector reform can no longer wait
With violence at a peak, the country needs to coordinate its structures and adopt a new vision to ensure the safety of its citizens.
After...
Gambian President Barrow wins re-election; opposition cries foul
Gambian President Adama Barrow has comfortably won re-election, the electoral commission said on Sunday, though he may face a legal challenge from opposition candidates...
Sudan’s Burhan says military will exit politics after 2023 elections
Sudan's military will exit politics after elections scheduled for 2023, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told Reuters in an interview on Saturday, adding that the...
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, on frontline, urges troops to ‘destroy’ enemy
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his foes had been defeated and promised to recapture territory in the region of Amhara from rebellious Tigrayan...
Disgraced ex-president Jammeh looms over Gambia election
At a pre-election rally last month, supporters of Gambia's main opposition coalition cheered the opening of the star attraction - a speech by former...
Sudan’s Burhan dismisses senior intelligence officers, sources say
Sudan's military leader has overhauled top intelligence positions, dismissing at least eight general intelligence officers and replacing the head of military intelligence, two official...
Sudanese politicians released after beginning hunger strike
Sudan's former minister of cabinet affairs Khalid Omer Yousif was released from detention along with others less than a day after beginning a hunger...
Ethiopia PM at frontline with army in Afar region – state-affiliated TV
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is on the frontline with the army fighting rebellious Tigrayan forces in the northeastern Afar region, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting...
Burkina Faso president Kabore pledges army reform as protests loom
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore promised to end "dysfunction" within the military in a speech on Thursday night, as the nation braced for more...
Libya fighters disrupt Gaddafi son’s election appeal
A lawyer for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's late dictator, said armed men had prevented him lodging an appeal on Thursday against his...
ISS: Gaddafi’s bid for president questions the ICC’s influence
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s ambitions in Libya may not materialise, but his move shows the international court’s limits.
It’s almost ten years to the day since...
Sudan’s Hamdok to review appointments made by military
Appointments and dismissals made since a military takeover in Sudan last month will be reviewed and political detainees will be freed over the next...
UN warns not holding Libya elections could fuel further conflict
Outgoing United Nations Libya mediator Jan Kubis warned on Wednesday that not holding planned elections in the country could "greatly deteriorate" the situation and...
Libyans to pick from long, divisive list in presidential vote
Almost 100 Libyans, including a parade of divisive politicians and warlords from the past decade of violence, have registered as presidential candidates for an...