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ISS: The African Union’s peace and security dilemma
With some member states’ commitment to shared values at an all-time low, can the AU manage and prevent conflict?
Several incidents highlight the challenges facing...
National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
A 96-page document released this month is a South African government-led roadmap for action as regards women, peace and security.
It aims, according to Naledi...
Central African Republic votes amid tight security after December violence
Almost all polling stations in Central African Republic were able to open for a second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, the electoral body...
ISS: As AU chair, South Africa’s leadership fell short in key...
Cyril Ramaphosa handled COVID-19 well, but more could have been done on governance, security and violent extremism.
South Africa is set to conclude its one-year...
ISS: Mali gives China a reality check
China’s role in Africa’s security has been evolving, from its tentative first steps in non-combatant peace operations in 1998 to combat-ready peacekeepers in 2012...
Ethiopia’s Oromo celebrate tense thanksgiving amid tight security
Thousands of people from the Oromo, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, celebrated their thanksgiving festival in Bishoftu city amid tight security on Sunday after the...
ISS: Chad’s illegal drug trade contributes to regional insecurity
On 24 July, a court in Chad sentenced ten people including high-ranking security and intelligence officials as part of a transnational tramadol trafficking cabal. Tramadol...
Total and Mozambique sign security pact for $20 billion natural gas...
French oil major Total has signed a security pact with the Mozambique government to protect a $20 billion natural gas (LNG) project being developed...
Terrorism and security under discussion at the 2020 Sovereign Security conference
Webinar event: Sovereign Security Conference 2020
Topic: Terrorism in the Southern African Development Community
Featuring Professor Renfrew Christie, Jasmine Opperman, Willem Els & Lieutenant General Fannie...
Link between border and rural security highlighted by Free State abduction
Border security is by its nature ranked alongside rural security, sharing dangers including abduction and attackers escaping to a neighbouring country.
Freedom Front Plus (FF+)...
Additional troop deployment is welcome and shows the need for a strong SANDF
The announcement on Wednesday 14 July that 25 000 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will be deployed to help counter...