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AI and Africa’s ‘counterfeit’ journalists
AI technology is ‘shooting the messenger’ by impersonating professional journalists to gain credibility for false narratives.
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Spotlight: ISS contributes to security and stabilisation strategy in Lake Chad Basin
ISS research informed an updated regional strategy to tackle violent extremism, development challenges and organised crime.
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ISS contributes to security and stabilisation strategy in Lake Chad Basin
ISS research informed an updated regional strategy to tackle violent extremism, development challenges and organised crime.
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New AU leaders must articulate a bold vision for Africa’s peace operations
In his election campaigns for the African Union’s (AU) top job, new AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said he ...
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South Sudan’s security crisis and the looming war
The seminar will discuss a new report on South Sudan’s intelligence services and its role in the current security crisis.
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Could Africa still be hard hit by Trump’s tariff tantrum?
Africa is being hit by one disaster after another. Still reeling from United States Agency for International Development ...
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Balancing economics and security on the Nigeria-Cameroon border
The two countries must cooperate to stop Boko Haram from taking advantage of open borders to revive their operations.
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Trafficking is decimating the Horn’s cheetah population
Instability, enforcement gaps and poverty combine to enable the rampant trafficking of cheetah cubs to the Middle East.
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Ethiopia’s Transitional Justice Special Bench – more than just a criminal tribunal
Following an international experts’ conference last December, draft laws establishing specialised institutions to address past atrocities in Ethiopia are being revised. Public consultations on these ...
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Demographics not poor governance explain Africa’s slow development
Africa’s disappointing economic performance since independence in the 1960s is often blamed on corruption, poor governance and lack of competition. But structurally, the main reason is demographics.