Expert Analysis
South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out – a dream deferred?
On Tuesday 13 April, Health Minister Dr Zwelini Mkhize announced the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine roll-out to healthcare workers over fears of blood clotting. The decision comes after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States suspended…
Call for a National Dialogue in Zimbabwe
Reviewing the foundation for a meeting of minds A recent op-ed by Dr Ibbo Mandaza, director of the SAPES Trust, called for a paradigm shift to achieve reform in Zimbabwe, a country clearly in deep crisis. One of the options he proposed was a call for a National...
The deep roots of the Cabo Delgado conflict
MULTIMEDIA STORY The present conflict in northern Mozambique, in the region of Cabo Delgado, has its roots partly in ethnic tensions that were exacerbated by clashing loyalties during the war of independence and the subsequent actions of the liberation party, FRELIMO....
SADC extraordinary summit on Cabo Delgado
Crisis meeting on the insurgency in Cabo Delgado The Southern African Development Community (SADC) held an Extraordinary Double Troika Summit, in Maputo, Mozambique, on 8 April 2021 on measures to address terrorism in Mozambique. The country's northern province of...
The nexus between violent extremism and the illicit economy in northern Mozambique
Is Mozambique under siege from international organised crime? Published within the Extremisms in Africa anthology series, this chapter by Dr Linos Mapfumo explores the nexus between the insurgency in northern Mozambique and the region’s extensive illicit economies....
The escalation of extremist violence in southern Africa and the need for more collaborative security responses
Published within the Extremisms in Africa anthology series, this chapter by Stephen Buchanan-Clarke provides an overview of terrorist activity in Southern Africa in recent years as well as challenges to building regional security collaboration. You can download it...
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