South Africa

SAPS disciplinary system fails to address police brutality, eroding public trust in law enforcement

By David Bruce

Africa

Weaponising the law against democracy is on the rise in Africa

By Zenge Simakoloyi

South Africa

SA's alarming child violence rates demand collaboration between government and NGOs

By Chandré Gould, Gugu Xaba, Suzan Eriksson, Wilmi Dippenaar and Monica Woodhouse

Op-eds

Somalia’s stance on peace missions — interference or local ownership?

By Meressa K Dessu

Africa

Drones in Africa are a new frontier for armed groups and propaganda warfare

By Karen Allen

Africa

Political agreements alone won’t heal Sierra Leone’s deep social divide

By Sampson Kwarkye

Africa

Can Mauritania's new dialogue heal historic divides or will it repeat past failures?

By Hassane Koné for ISS Today

Op-eds

Trust deficit threatens Guinea’s peaceful return to civilian rule

By Paulin Maurice Toupane and Aïssatou Kanté

South Africa

Crime rates show hopeful decline — Is South Africa turning the corner on violence?

By Lizette Lancaster and Chandré Gould

South Africa

Was Ramaphosa’s diplomatic dance with Trump a success or a failure?

By Ronak Gopaldas

Op-eds

Violent crime and the myth of South Africa’s ‘white genocide’

By Gareth Newham

Africa

From conflict to cooperation: Rethinking security strategies in the Kenya-Ethiopia borderlands

By Guyo Turi