by Niagalé Bagayoko · Published on May 12, 2016 on ISSAT Website L’apparition du Front de libération du Macina (FLM)[1] en janvier 2015 dans le centre du Mali constitue un nouveau défi pour le système de sécurité malien. Le FLM…
La dissolution du Régiment de sécurité présidentielle (RSP) au Burkina Faso: l’enjeu de l’avenir des effectifs des gardes présidentielles africaines
by Niagalé Bagayoko Published on March 29, 2016 on ISSAT Website Le Burkina Faso constituera sans doute, dans les années à venir, l’un des laboratoires d’observation d’un processus de réforme du système de sécurité pouvant être mené de manière véritablement inclusive, dans…
Hybrid Security
by Niagalé Bagayoko, Eboe Hutchful and Robin Luckham · Published June 20, 2016 ISSAT. Prevailing approaches to SSR – and the associated policy literature – have tended to stress Westphalian notions of the state characterized by legal-rational norms and institutions and…
African Security Sector Network
Founded in 2003, The African Security Sector Network (ASSN), one of ISSAT’s key partners, operates through indigenous knowledge, expertise and resources. The network is headquartered in Accra, Ghana, with regional hubs in Addis Ababa, Johannesburg and Nairobi. ASSN exists to facilitate progress…
Security Sector Reform at the Crossroads?
Building on the statement by the German Secretary of State that ‘crisis’ is the ‘new normal’, and taking advantage of my position as the first speaker on the first panel, allow me to inject some contrarian thoughts into today’s discussion. Recent developments have…
African Security Sector Network
Introduction The African Security Sector Network (ASSN) recently signed a Memorandum of Grant Conditions with the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC) for the execution of a research project extending over a three year period. The project is titled Hybrid Security Governance in Africa…
Why Celebrate International Women’s Day? A Perspective From the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
By Rachel Wallbridge* On March 8, the world marked International Women’s Day. This date is marked each year to celebrate the role and contributions of women in communities and countries all around the world. It is a day of recognition,…
Beyond Westgate: Security and Accountability in Kenya
By Dr. Awino Okech* The Westgate mall terror attack that began on Saturday, September 21, 2013, and ended three days later has generated multiple debates about security in Kenya. Three sets of debates are worth noting here. The first set…