Africa was hit by a record number of digital shutdowns in 2025 that stifled opposition and undermined democracy.

Somalia's EAC membership offers strategic and economic gains, but security threats, weak institutions and governance ...

Two months after the United Nations (UN) Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory concluded that a genocide was underway in Gaza, little has changed.

Beyond the contentions around the composition of the ECSL is the controversial use of census data for electoral purposes.

Addressing the terrorist threat should not justify dismantling the governance architecture the AU has painstakingly built ...

Amid severe UN budget cuts and US disengagement, the resolution’s survival depends on creative diplomacy and stronger African ...

Taiwo Adebayo is a Researcher in the Lake Chad Basin project at the ISS. Célestin Delanga is a Research Officer in the Lake Chad Basin project at the ISS.

This issue examines crises in South Sudan and Sudan, draws electoral lessons from 2024, and offers insights on improving coup transitions and PSC effectiveness.

A comprehensive national transitional justice policy and implementation plan can help break the cycles of violence and ...

This edition examines the effectiveness of PSC subcommittees and maritime security institutions, with a focus on coordination outcomes.

The July attacks on South Africa’s economic infrastructure exposed severe weakness in the police at a time of national crisis. Police were often missing in action as thousands raided malls and shut ...