The G7 wields an outsized degree of influence on global governance. Its members represent over half of the world’s economic ...

This report explores Africa's strategic challenges and opportunities in a shifting global order, drawing on insights from policy experts.

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

Political party bans by military authorities in Burkina Faso and Niger have met little resistance, but in Mali they ignited ...

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

Will the latest AU mission in Somalia achieve better results?

As Ethiopia navigates its complex and fragile political transition, indications are that the transitional justice process is experiencing delays. A public consultation on draft transitional justice ...

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 ...