ISS TODAY OP-ED Ecowas’ counterterrorism plan has huge funding, political problems — but it has a chance to revive it 4 min 0 By Sampson Kwarkye for ISS Today
MATTERS OF THE ART Fatoumata Diawara — a psychedelic journey through sound and spirit at Joy of Jazz 10 min 0 By Bongani Madondo
UKRAINE UPDATE: 16 OCTOBER 2024 Kremlin seeks more than €1bn in damages from Shell; EU energy ministers discuss Russian LNG imports 6 min 0 By Reuters
ISS TODAY OP-ED Ecowas challenged to rethink its responses to recurring coups in West Africa 4 min 0 By Aïssatou Kanté
GEOPOLITICS OP-ED Outside world can help turn the Sahel away from its disastrous path 7 min 2 By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
UKRAINE UPDATE: 8 AUGUST 2024 Russia fights largest incursion by Kyiv troops; Poland to spend billions on civil defence 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
UKRAINE UPDATE: 6 AUGUST 2024 Putin’s Security Council chief visits Iran; Mali cuts Kyiv ties over alleged aiding of rebel attack 4 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED As Alliance of Sahel States and Ecowas drift apart, dialogue on the fundamentals is vital 4 min 0 By Djiby Sow and Hassane Koné
ISS TODAY OP-ED On the path to democracy, stability in Mali requires more inclusive national dialogue 4 min 0 By Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné and Fodé Maciré Dramé
ISS TODAY OP-ED Illicit timber logging drives Jnim’s terror expansion in Mali 5 min 0 By Ndubuisi Christian Ani
HEATWAVE Deadly climate change-induced furnace strikes in Sahel and West Africa 6 min 0 By Kristin Engel
ISS TODAY OP-ED Burkina Faso — progress and problems after two years of transition 5 min 0 By Emmanuel Yeboah and Enoch Randy Aikins
DANGEROUS TIDINGS OP-ED Senegal’s rapid drift towards autocracy raises deep concerns about democratisation collapse across Africa 4 min 0 By Papa Sow and Babatunde Fagbayibo
ISS TODAY OP-ED JNIM among violent extremist groups using Sahel kidnappings as favoured weapon of war 3 min 0 By Flore Berger
TIDE OF CATASTROPHES OP-ED West African coups set to worsen already prevailing economic crises, mass hunger and violent chaos 9 min 1 By William Gumede
AFRICA UNSCRAMBLED OP-ED With the signing of an 'all-for-one' pact, Russia’s new African empire starts to take shape 5 min 6 By Phillip van Niekerk
PUTIN’S REVENGE Prigozhin meets his maker: Payback time as Wagner Group’s leadership decapitated 5 min 26 By Phillip van Niekerk
OP-ED Human rights abuses and anti-democratic disinformation are hallmarks of Wagner, other mercenary groups in Africa 5 min 1 By Shaun Kinnes and Keanen Isaacs
ISS TODAY OP-ED Critical lessons on party inclusion from Mali referendum for transition process to new constitution 4 min 0 By Hassane Koné and Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné for ISS Today
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
