WEST AFRICA COUP OP-ED Military coup in Niger unveils a complex web of actors and interests 5 min 0 By Adeoye O Akinola
ECOWAS ULTIMATUM West Africa sends a tough message to Niger’s coup leaders — stand down or we are coming for you 3 min 1 By Phillip van Niekerk
ISS TODAY OP-ED As Minusma exits Mali questions remain on regional leaders’ ability to address security challenges 4 min 1 By Fahiraman Rodrigue and Hassane Koné
ISS TODAY OP-ED China demand for donkey skins sees illicit trade and cruelty skyrocket in West Africa 4 min 0 By Abdelkader Abderrahmane
EASE OF ACCESS South Africa's dismal e-Visa service makes life difficult for visitors 4 min 0 By Georgina Crouth
MILITARY RULE OP-ED The African Union at 20 — Burkina Faso and the curse of coups d’état 3 min 0 By Adeoye O Akinola
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Burkina Faso junta faces mounting pressure to deliver on security promises 4 min 0 By Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS African financing for security operations and political stability among Senegal’s ambitious AU presidency goals 3 min 0 By Aïssatou Kanté
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Lessons must be learned before next Takuba Task Force deployment, following France-Mali relations break down 4 min 0 By Lori-Anne Théroux-Bénoni and Sam Kwarkye for ISS Today
FAILED PUTSCH Cocaine trafficking believed to be behind Guinea-Bissau ‘coup attempt’ 5 min 2 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Mediated dialogue required as Burkina Faso coup threatens to compound Sahel’s political and security crises 4 min 0 By Ornella Moderan and Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné for ISS Today
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Galvanized public support of Mali’s government over Ecowas sanctions likely to exacerbate nation’s woes 4 min 0 By Ornella Moderan, Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné and Fatoumata Maïga for ISS Today
INSURRECTION FEVER Burkina Faso president Roch Kabore detained: Plague of military coups spreads in West Africa 3 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS Mali’s transitional government capitalises on festive lull with five-year extension proposal 4 min 0 By Ornella Moderan for ISS TODAY
ISS TODAY ANALYSIS The scourge of illegal fishing must be curbed for the sake of local economies and regional security 3 min 0 By Denys Reva and David Willima
ANALYSIS: coups d'état More coups likely in Africa unless AU addresses ‘unconstitutional preservation of power’ instances 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY: ANALYSIS Political chaos following Mali coup risks further Ecowas isolation 4 min 1 By ISS Today
ISS TODAY: ANALYSIS Nigeria needs to find its place in Africa and develop a more cooperative continental foreign policy 4 min 0 By Teniola Tayo
AFRICAN UNION African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Red tape delays start of trading under new pact 3 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
