Seules des réformes constitutionnelles et juridiques pourraient pallier les divisions nées de la centralisation excessive du ...

‘The revival of the PSC sanctions sub-committee is an important step that defines the willingness of African leaders to protect democratic governance on the continent,’ says Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Head ...

‘The revival of the PSC sanctions sub-committee is an important step that defines the willingness of African leaders to ...

Without enough capital or enabling global policy, expecting Africa to decouple economic growth from carbon emissions is a ...

Recurrent coups since 2020 and the decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) reveal the region’s deep governance and democracy ...

Hassane Koné Senior Researcher, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Malik Samuel Researcher, ISS Regional Office for West Africa and the Sahel Bandits have terrorised north-west ...

The start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement on 1 January 2021 marks the dawn of a new era in Africa’s development journey. Over time, the AfCFTA will ...

It started with loud music and the smell of marijuana. When South African police stormed a hotel room in the Western Cape they found six people huddled over 32 computers and mobile devices. This ...

The publication of the PSC Report is made possible through support from the Hanns Seidel Foundation and the Government of Denmark. The ISS is also grateful for the support of the following members of ...

Africa took a giant step forward, at least symbolically, on 21 March when 44 of the African Union’s (AU) 55 member states signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Kigali, Rwanda ...

In a new paper, Dr Cilliers and Dr Schünemann use the IFs model to analyse future trends for intrastate conflict in Africa up to 2050. This paper analyses future trends for intrastate conflict in ...

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was a decidedly mixed bag for developing nations, including many in Africa. On the one hand, world leaders failed to take the steps ...