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WEBThe Institute for Security Studies partners to build knowledge and skills that secure Africa’s future. 11 Sep 2024 / by Colette Ashton. SA must look beyond prosecution for anti-corruption remedies that work. Serious corruption cases are uniquely difficult to prosecute. Innovative solutions that prioritise prevention are needed.
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WEBISS Today. Exclusive rights to re-publish ISS Today articles have been given to Daily Maverick in South Africa and Premium Times in Nigeria. For media based outside South Africa and Nigeria that want to re-publish articles, or for queries about our re-publishing policy, email us. 09 Sep 2024 / by Remadji Hoinathy & Manatouma Nicodème Kelma.
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WEBThe Great Game is afloat: Africa and Indian Ocean geopolitics. While Africa relies on maritime security for trade, Indian Ocean geopolitics foretells rising insecurity at sea. The Africa Report series analyses human security <br/> problems and solutions at the continental level.
Africa is losing the battle against extreme poverty
WEBJul 13, 2022 · Using the poverty line of US$1.90 a day, Africa’s extreme poverty rate of 43.1% in 1981 was almost equal to the average for the rest of the world’s rate of 42.8%. By 2015 though, Africa’s extreme poverty rate of about 35.5% was 6.8 times the average for the rest of the world (Chart 1). Chart 1: US$1.90 poverty rate for Africa and the rest ...
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WEBWelcome to our website and thank you for subscribing to receive our compelling futures oriented offerings on Africa’s development journey. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) African Futures and Innovation (AFI) programme provides integrated forecasts of Africa’s development prospects and potential.
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WEBForecasting of the developmental prospects and potential of Africa by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) African Futures and Innovation (AFI) programme. The Current Path forecast is divided into summaries based on demographics, economics, poverty, health/WaSH and climate change/energy. A second section then presents scenario for potential improvements in stability, demographics, health ...
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WEBAug 30, 2024 · Large-scale future migration will reshape global demographics. Instead of reinforcing borders, African and Western governments should handle unprecedented migration levels by negotiating skilled-worker agreements. ISS Africa organisation which enhances human security by providing authoritative research, expert policy advice and capacity building.
Agoa, agoing, agoner? Risks of US trade policy for Africa
WEB1 day ago · The future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is increasingly uncertain as United States (US) industrial policy becomes more nationalistic and securitised, particularly in response to shifting geopolitical, trade and domestic priorities. Established in 2000, AGOA offers duty-free access to …
African refugees neglected as crises worsen | ISS Africa
WEBJun 20, 2024 · The NRC report ranks Burkina Faso as the most neglected displacement crisis for the second year, with two million IDPs and 36 000 refugees, including 707 000 new displacements in 2023. Warring parties are creating blockades that are trapping two million people in 39 towns and cutting civilians off from aid and information.
African protest politics – coincidence, correction or contagion?
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Scholars identified several factors behind the Arab Spring: economic hardship, political repression, corruption and mistrust of governing institutions. While no ‘springs’ are identical, many of these risk factors are prevalent in several sub-Saharan countries. Ruto and Tinubu have asked the average citizen …