Urban spaces have emerged as the new frontier for insecurity in West Africa, with urbanisation trends shaping criminality dynamics in the region.

To block organised crime and protect South Africans from dangerous blasts, explosives trafficking must be stopped.

Despite detailed reviews and proposals by the AU and the UN, AMISOM’s future remains far from clear.

Long-delayed Somali elections have started, but their end is not in sight as some leaders stall for time.

With elections a week away, attacks on ward councillors are bad for democracy and reflect the country’s organised crime problem.

Ramaphosa’s trip to West Africa this week is an opportunity to fix SA’s image problem on the continent.

Despite new revelations of mega-public sector corruption, delays in adopting the Public Procurement Bill persist.

Problems with the South African Police Service are characteristic of large public sector organisations that rarely adapt and innovate.

A competent and trusted executive-level official is needed to drive the country’s criminal justice reform.

The military has shown poor judgement of the political and security climate in Sudan and the international community.

The collapse of the country’s once booming sugar industry has created a thriving illicit cross-border trade.