Having Stats SA validate and release crime figures would separate the statistics from police performance and depoliticise the ...

Terror groups have rebounded after past leadership losses, so Lake Chad Basin security forces cannot afford complacency.

The AU’s zero tolerance of coups should be matched by a similar attitude towards the poor governance that provokes youth protests.

With funding for global institutions shrinking, the slow, arduous and costly task of international justice will weigh on ICC ...

Without a predictable financing mechanism, the mission remains trapped in a cycle of insecurity, mounting arrears and ...

Shaping global climate diplomacy requires strategic thinking and a new script during the upcoming COP30 negotiations.

Voting on 12 October may be difficult for people in conflict-affected regions, who comprise a large portion of the country's ...

Domestic observers may not improve the quality of polls on 29 October, but could increase transparency and public awareness.

As the old guard storms back in recent elections, Seychelles may be entering a phase of stable power alternation.

Water scarcity in Africa is a crisis, and the GERD conflict shows why mutually beneficial cooperation agreements are vital.

Will Tanzania’s 29 October elections reinforce authoritarian practices rather than promote democratic governance?

Development partners The ISS is grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union, the Open Society Foundations a ...