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ISS Situation Reports are issued on an ad hoc basis through the African Security Analysis Programme as part of its work on conflict analysis.

2009

Situation Report:  23 Nov 2009: Libya: A Critical Review of Tripoli’s Sub-Saharan African Policies, Amira Ibrahim  (PDF 145kb)

Situation Report:  20 Nov 2009: Another Crossroad for Burundi: From the FNL to Peaceful Elections in 2010  (PDF 167kb)

Situation Report:  30 Oct 2009: The Power of Regional Economic Communities: predicting future trends and mitigating the phenomenon of unconstitutional power alteration in Africa  (PDF 113kb)

Situation Report:  16 Oct 2009: Madagascar: Anatomy of a Recurrent Crisis  (PDF 131kb)

Situation Report:  14 Sep 2009: Cameroun: Une analyse juridique de la mutation constitutionnelle du 10 avril 2008, Nicole Florence Matip et Konstantia Koutouki  (PDF 134kb)

Situation Report:  10 Sep 2009: Unpacking the Zimbabwe Crisis: A Situation Report, Judy Smith-Höhn  (PDF 134kb)

Situation Report:  27 Jul 2009: Ghana’s 2008 Election: Towards a Consolidated Democracy? David Zounmenou  (PDF 148kb)

Situation Report:  18 Jun 2009: The Proposed AU Authority: Hybridisation, Balancing Intergovernmentalism and Supranationalism, Chrysantus Ayangafac and Kenneth Mpyisi  (PDF 138kb)

Situation Report:  04 Jun 2009: Somalia: Understanding Al-Shabaab, Paula Cristina Roque  (PDF 84kb)

Situation Report:  01 Jun 2009: Resolving the Chadian Political Epilepsy: An Assessment of Intervention Efforts  (PDF 176kb)

Situation Report:  11 Feb 2009: Africa 2008–2009: Retrospective Look at the Past Year and Forecast for the New Year  (PDF 224kb)

Situation Report:  02 Feb 2009: The (Northern) Uganda Peace Process: An Update on Recent Developments, David Mwaniki, Manasseh Wepundi and Harriet Morolong  (PDF 138kb)

Situation Report:  02 Feb 2009: Burundi: The End of the Tunnel? Henri Boshoff, Jean Marie Gasana and Richard Cornwell  (PDF 104kb)

Situation Report:  14 Jan 2009: Kenya – A Year after the Crisis: The Quest for Electoral Reform and Transitional Justice, Tim Murithi  (PDF 132kb)

2008

Situation Report:  17 Dec 2008: Western Sahara: Understanding the Roots of the Conflict and Suggesting a Way Out, Issaka K. Souaré, Abdelhamid El Ouali and Mhamed Khadad  (PDF 140kb)

Situation Report:  01 Dec 2008: Ethiopia and Eritrea in Turmoil: Implications for Peace and Security in a Troubled Region, Jonathan Ewing  (PDF 104kb)

Situation Report:  26 Nov 2008: Assessing Security Sector Reform and its Impact on the Kivu Provinces, Henri Boshoff and Hans Hoebeke  (PDF 137kb)

Situation Report:  07 Nov 2008: Les Relations Franco-Africaines: Changement et Continuité?, Moussa Diaw  (PDF 138kb)

Situation Report:  25 Sep 2008: Sudan: What Implications for President Al-Bashir’s Indictment by the ICC?: Issaka K. Souaré  (PDF 167kb)

Situation Report:  16 Sep 2008: Angolan Legislative Elections: Analysing the MPLA’s Triumph, Paula Roque  (PDF 162kb)

Situation Report:  15 Sep 2008: The Eritrea - Djibouti Border Dispute, Berouk Mesfin  (PDF 243kb)

Situation Report:  30 Jul 2008: Peace in the Kivu’s? An Analysis of the Nairobi and Goma Agreements, Henri Boshoff and Hans Hoebeke  (PDF 152kb)

Situation Report:  15 Jul 2008: Africa Aviation Security: Implications for Peace and Security, Mutali K. Se’ Kapchangah  (PDF 182kb)

Situation Report:  07 Jul 2008: Managing Post-War Liberia: An Update, David Zounmenou  (PDF 186kb)

Situation Report:  23 Jun 2008: Egypt: The Political Process Between ‘Opening Up’ and ‘Control’, Issaka K Souaré  (PDF 153kb)

Situation Report:  05 Mar 2008: Situation Critical: The Anjouan Political Crisis, Chrysantus Ayangafac  (PDF 327kb)

2007

Situation Report:  11 Dec 2007: The Ouagadougou Political Accord: Imminent Divorce or the Renewal of Vows, Chrysantus Ayangafac  (PDF 182kb)

Situation Report:  05 Dec 2007: Chad: Wading Through a Domestic Political Crisis in a Turbulent Region, Paul-Simon Handy  (PDF 279kb)

Situation Report:  23 Nov 2007: The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC): Experiences and Lessons, Amb William Lacy Swing  (PDF 116kb)

Situation Report:  20 Nov 2007: Eastern Sudan: Challenges Facing the Implementation of the Peace Agreement in Gedaref State, Munzoul AM Assal, Samia AM Ali  (PDF 168kb)

Situation Report:  13 Nov 2007: Somalia - Have all the Options Run Out?, Harriet Morolong  (PDF 329kb)

Situation Report:  13 Nov 2007: Northern Uganda - Emerging Threats to Peace Talks, Peter J Quaranto  (PDF 207kb)

Situation Report:  25 Oct 2007: The Perilous Journeys of Sub-Saharan African Emigrants to Europe: Why Take the Risk?, Issaka K Souaré  (PDF 322kb)

Situation Report:  25 Oct 2007: Implications of the 2007 Elections on Moroccan Political Development, Jack Kalpakian  (PDF 220kb)

Situation Report:  03 Sep 2007: Trouble in Eastern DRC: The Nkunda Factor, Stephanie Wolters  (PDF 161kb)

Situation Report:  17 Aug 2007: Why AFRICOM? An American Perspective, Theresa Whelan  (PDF 178kb)

Situation Report:  03 Aug 2007: In the Eye of a Cyclone: Sierra Leone’s 2007 Elections, David Zounmenou  (PDF 157kb)

Situation Report:  02 Jul 2007: The Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration Process in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A Never-Ending Story! Henri Boshoff  (PDF 203kb)

Situation Report:  16 May 2007: Dual Realities: Peace and War in the Sudan – An Update on the Implementation of the CPA, Mariam Bibi Jooma  (PDF 178kb)

Situation Report:  05 Apr 2007: The Niger Delta Crisis and its Implications for Nigeria’s 2007 Elections, Dr Ike Okonta  (PDF 175kb)

Situation Report:  03 Apr 2007: Learning to Use Force on the Hoof in Peacekeeping. Reflections on the Experience of MONUC's Eastern Division, Maj Gen Patrick Cammaert  (PDF 182kb)

Situation Report:  28 Mar 2007: The Juba Peace Talks - The Checkered Road to Peace for Northern Uganda, David Mwaniki and Manasseh Wepundi  (PDF 227kb)

Situation Report:  06 Mar 2007: Lesotho: On the Path to Democracy and Stability?, Chris Maroleng  (PDF 126kb)

Situation Report:  12 Jan 2007: Looking East: The Politics Of Peacemaking In The Beja Region Of Sudan, Mariam Bibi Jooma  (PDF 110kb)

2002 - 2006

Situation Report:  06 Dec 2006: The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Elections and Beyond, MJ de Goede  (PDF 100kb)

Situation Report:  26 Oct 2006: The Democratic Republic of Congo on the Eve of the Second Round of Elections  (PDF 153kb)

Situation Report:  28 Sep 2006: Zambia’s 2006 Elections: Still Trapped in the Transition Gridlock, Dr Peter Kagwanja and Patrick Mutahi

Situation Report:  04 Sep 2006: Darfur and the Battle for Khartoum, Mariam Jooma  (PDF 175kb)

Situation Report:  16 Aug 2006: Democratic Republic of Congo Update: A Second Round of Elections?  (PDF 96kb)

Situation Report:  17 Jul 2006: Sudan: Eighteen Months After the CPA, Mariam Jooma  (PDF 126kb)

Situation Report:  10 Jul 2006: The Impact of Slow Military Reform on the Transition Process in the DRC, Stephanie Wolters and Henri Boshoff  (PDF 226kb)

Situation Report:  12 Dec 2005: Northern Uganda. From a Forgotten War to an Unforgivable Crisis - The War Against Children, Héloïse Ruaudel and Andrew Timpson  (PDF 217kb)

Situation Report:  10 Oct 2005: Future Scenarios for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Henri Boshoff and Stephanie Wolters  (PDF 908kb)

Situation Report:  07 Sep 2005: Zimbabwe: Increased Securitisation of the State? Chris Maroleng  (PDF 449kb)

Situation Report:  02 Sep 2005: Update on the Status of Army Integration in the DRC, Henri Boshoff  (PDF 923kb)

Situation Report:  23 Aug 2005: Feeding the Peace: Challenges Facing Human Security in Post-Garang South Sudan, Mariam Jooma  (PDF 475kb)

Situation Report:  05 Aug 2005: The Gacaca Process: Eradicating the Culture of Impunity in Rwanda? Stephanie Wolters  (PDF 476kb)

Situation Report:  12 May 2005: Is Ituri on the Road to Stability? An Update on the Current Security Situation in the District, Stephanie Wolters  (PDF 459kb)

Situation Report:  10 Mar 2005: Zimbabwe’s 2005 Elections: Overture or Finale?, Chris Maroleng  (PDF 423kb)

Situation Report:  28 Feb 2005: Southern Africa Assessment: Food Security and HIV/AIDS, Mariam Jooma  (PDF 78kb)

Situation Report:  03 Feb 2005: Mozambique's 2004 General Elections, Inge Ruigrok  (PDF 486kb)

Situation Report:  19 Jan 2005: Short Commentary on Somalia: Plus ça change...?, Richard Cornwell  (PDF 400kb)

Situation Report:  06 Jan 2005: Summary Overview of Security Sector Reform Processes in the DRC, Henri Boshoff  (PDF 447kb)

Situation Report:  01 Nov 2004: Zimbabwe, Reaping the Harvest?, Chris Maroleng  (PDF 442kb)

Situation Report:  01 Nov 2004: São Tomé and Príncípe Update, Gerhard Seibert  (PDF 98kb)

Situation Report:  01 Sep 2004: Tightening the Noose: Narrowing the Democratic Space for NGOs in Zimbabwe, Noria Mashumba and Chris Maroleng  (PDF 65kb)

Situation Report:  01 Jul 2004: Update on the DRC: Is the Transition in Trouble? Stephanie Wolters  (PDF 98kb)

Situation Report:  01 Jul 2004: Insecurity in South Sudan: A Threat to the IGAD Peace Process  (PDF 80kb)

Situation Report:  01 Jun 2004: War, Peace and Diamonds in Angola: Popular Perceptions of the Diamond Industry in the Lundas, Justin Pearce  (PDF 86kb)

Situation Report:  01 May 2004: Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change: Briefing Notes, Chris Maroleng  (PDF 52kb)

Situation Report:  01 May 2004: Update on the DRC Transition: The Case of the Kivu Provinces, Hans Romkema  (PDF 59kb)

Situation Report:  08 Apr 2004: The South Sudan Defence Force (SSDF): A Challenge to the Sudan Peace Process  (PDF 93kb)

Situation Report:  01 Apr 2004: São Tomé and Príncípe Update, Gerhard Seibert  (PDF 97kb)

Situation Report:  01 Apr 2004: Challenges to a Durable Peace in Burundi, Jan van Eck  (PDF 47kb)

Situation Report:  26 Mar 2004: Guinea-Bissau: Perspectives on the Upcoming Elections, Patrícia M Ferreira  (PDF 93kb)

Situation Report:  01 Mar 2004: Burundi Update: A New Hat for AMIB?  (PDF)

Situation Report:  13 Jan 2004: Ethiopian-Eritrean Relations: Reading the Balance Sheet, Solomon A Dersso  (PDF)

Situation Report:  01 Jan 2004: Africa in 2004: Looking Ahead to New Events and Remembering Significant Milestones  (PDF 199kb)

Situation Report:  24 Nov 2003: Mapping the Road to Peace in Burundi: The Pretoria Sessions, Henri Boshoff and Jean-Marie Gasana  (PDF)

Situation Report:  05 Nov 2003: Upcoming Local Elections in Mozambique: Context, Meaning and Relevance, Eduardo Serpa  (PDF 87kb)

Situation Report:  13 Oct 2003: Fiddling While Zimbabwe Burns, Chris Maroleng  (PDF 106kb)

Situation Report:  10 Oct 2003: Coup d’état in São Tomé and Príncipe: Domestic Causes, the Role of Oil and Former “Buffalo” Battalion Soldiers, Gerhard Seibert  (PDF)

08 Sep 2003: Liberia: Peace at Last?, Jan Hennop  (PDF 184kb)

01 Sep 2003: Burundi: Critical Challenges to the Peace Process, Jean-Marie Gasana and Henri Boshoff  (PDF)

01 Sep 2003: Botswana: Future Prospects and the Need for Broad-Based Development, Jenny Clover  (PDF)

Situation Report:  01 Jul 2003: Sao Tomé and Principe Update, Johann Smith  (PDF)

01 Jul 2003: Commentary on AU Summit 2003 (Portuguese): Cimeira Maputo/UA: Urgência de novos ventos impôe novo realismo  (PDF)

24 Jun 2003: Interview with Dr Ghazi Salahudin Atabani, Presidential Advisor for Peace, Government of Sudan  (PDF)

17 Jun 2003: Zimbabwe's Turmoil: Problems and Prospects  (PDF)

Situation Report:  01 Jun 2003: Swaziland: The King's Constitution, Chris Maroleng  (PDF)

01 Jun 2003: Sudan: Interview with Martin Kenyi and Garhoth Garkuoth of the Sudan Defence Force  (PDF)

01 Jun 2003: Burundi - The African Union's First Mission, Henri Boshoff  (PDF)

31 May 2003: Sudan - Interview with Dr Lam Akol of the Justice Party  (PDF)

01 May 2003: Closed Roundtable Report: Prospects for Political Transition in Zimbabwe, Chris Maroleng  (PDF)

01 May 2003: CAR - Bozizé Replaces Patassé, Richard Cornwell

Situation Report:  01 Apr 2003: Western Sahara - Oil on Troubled Waters

01 Apr 2003: Tension in Ituri - An Update on the DRC, Henri Boshoff  (PDF)

01 Apr 2003: Mozambique Contributes to the African Mission in Burundi, João Porto

01 Apr 2003: Burundi - Fragile Communities Shattered by Years of War, Jenny Clover

07 Mar 2003: Sustaining the Peace in Angola: An Overview of Current Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration  (Monograph 83)

07 Mar 2003: Sudan and her Neighbours

01 Mar 2003: Sierra Leone - Building the Road to Recovery  (Monograph No 80)

01 Feb 2003: Zimbabwe: Smoke Screens and Mirrors, Chris Maroleng

01 Feb 2003: Burundi Update: From Hope to Despair, Jan van Eck

12 Nov 2002: Malawi: The Slippery Slide Towards Autocracy?

01 Nov 2002: NEPAD's Peer Review Mechanism  (ISS Paper No 64)

19 Oct 2002: Genetically Modified Foods in the African Context: Behind the Smokescreen of the Current Debate

01 Sep 2002: The Peace Dividend in Angola: Strategic Implications for the Okavango Basin Cooperation

30 Jul 2002: A 90-Day Plan to Bring Peace to the DRC? An Analysis of the Pretoria Agreement of 30 July 2002  (PDF)

01 Jun 2002: Angola: Once Again Facing the Difficult Challenges of Peace: A Case for Cautious Optimism, Business in Africa Magazine, June 2002

01 Jun 2002: Angola at DD+040: Preliminary Assessment of the Quartering, Disarmament and Demobilisation Process

01 May 2002: The San: Southern Africa's Forgotten People

01 May 2002: Lesotho General Elections 2002: Prospects for the Future, Chris Maroleng

01 Mar 2002: Future Power Plays in Zimbabwe, Chris Maroleng

01 Mar 2002: Death of Savimbi Renews Hope for Peace in Angola - And yet, can the Black Cockerel Fly?

01 Feb 2002: Refugees and Internally Displaced Peoples in Africa  (PDF 56kb)

01 Feb 2002: Angola's Children - Bearing the Greatest Cost of War