Last year’s tragic events at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa show the danger of poor information in policing ...

Donald Trump’s national security strategy mentions Africa in passing as a source of critical minerals and a counter to ...

African cities bear the brunt of climate impacts, and cannot afford to wait for international solidarity that may never come.

Rather than focusing on counter-terrorism operations, dialogue should be supported as a way to tackle local dynamics ...

Operational constraints and regional tensions prevent the UN peacekeeping mission from responding effectively to escalating ...

The United States of America’s (US) retreat from multilateralism has put the financing of multinational peacekeeping to the test. This is most vivid in the implementation of United Nations Security ...

There is abundant evidence of high levels of corruption in the South African Police Service (SAPS), metro and traffic police. Police corruption affects all ranks and many police activities. It is a ...

The governments of Somalia and the United Kingdom, the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) met in New York on 25 September to strengthen backing for the AU Support and Stabilisation Mission in ...

There’s a lot of hype right now about how intra-African trade through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could replace the considerable loss of African exports to the United States (US) ...

Tanzania is approaching its October 2025 general elections with uncertainty. The main opposition party Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (CHADEMA) has been disqualified from running, and the ruling ...

Despite having a robust, multifaceted counter-terrorism strategy, Somalia’s gains against the al-Shabaab terror group are losing momentum due to political ...

An in-depth understanding of the factors driving murder in each province will enable South Africa to respond more effectively. The South African per-capita murder rate has steadily escalated since ...