So future negotiations will focus on the remaining seven ECOWAS countries: Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, ...

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Egypt and Ethiopia blocked a BRICS declaration backing South Africa for a United Nations Security Council seat.

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Will the latest AU mission in Somalia achieve better results?

After months of diplomatic impasse and military advances of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a diplomatic breakthrough occurred ...

The ISS is grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union, the Open Society Foundations and the governments of Denmark, Ireland, ...

Since the beginning of 2025, the conflict in eastern DRC has escalated due to intensified incursions and the capture of major towns by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. On 28 January, the Peace ...

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) seeks an intern to join a dynamic team working on conflict prevention and governance in the Great Lakes region. The intern will support research, writing, ...