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Russia’s military recruitment networks exploit Western tech platforms to lure Africans with false job adverts.

Meta, TikTok, Google and software companies could do more to disrupt these networks – but holding them accountable from Africa is difficult. ISS Today by @KarenAllenIntl

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‘Thirty years is long enough to stop treating our constitution as a miracle, and to start treating it as a job. The miracle was the writing, and the job is the doing’, says Adv Lloyd Lotz.

#SouthAfrica #Constitution30 event @EUinSA & @FinEmbPretoria. Watch the seminar: https://t.co/bh4Fh5tPNm

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Growing #Houthi ties with #alShabaab, largely arms shipments and militant training, could bring more lethal drones and missiles to Somalia.

African states and regional bodies must urgently disrupt weapons smuggling between Yemen and #Somalia. ISS Today by @PFabric

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How can renewed attention to police leadership, accountability and evidence in South Africa translate into results?

Join police, criminal justice practitioners, researchers and civil society on 19–20 October to discuss what works. Attend the conference online or in Cape Town.

https://t.co/2jNNkZg7EY

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Houthi attacks on #RedSea shipping are already costing African economies through reduced vessel traffic and higher freight and insurance costs.

A permanent #Houthi grip on the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait could dramatically raise the economic and security stakes. ISS Today

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4️⃣ These briefings are designed as an ongoing process. Stakeholders will help determine which emerging threats future sessions address, ensuring the analysis remains relevant to operational needs on the ground.

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@lcbc_cblt and ISS launched a joint Quarterly Security Briefing series in N'Djamena, providing those shaping stabilisation in the region with facts, field data and analysis of conflict dynamics in the Lake Chad Basin. 🧵

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3️⃣ Responses must prioritise civilian protection, adapt military tactics to ISWAP's drones before JAS closes its own capability gaps, choke off terrorist financing and restore full multinational military cooperation.

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Victims in Cameroon lose up to 738,000 FCFA per scam, and some are trafficked abroad for forced labour. Can weak laws and unaccountable platforms keep up?

Read our report by Ado Adamou Abba Ari

https://t.co/obk84ozQVm

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ISS Today > How Houthi military aggression in the Red Sea threatens Africa

Growing ties between the Houthis and al-Shabaab could turn Red Sea instability into a more dangerous security threat for Africa.

https://t.co/lfzCaHD0nb

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Water will be the first point of insecurity in this year’s strong #ElNiño, but food security is where pressures strain households and markets.

Africa’s preparedness is improving, but funding and coordination are vital to ensure help reaches vulnerable communities. ISS Today

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41 African countries have multi-hazard early warning systems, up from 14 in 2015. The gap lies between knowing a #climate shock is coming and having the funds to act.

Governments have a window to prepare before #ElNiño leads to food, water and livelihood crises. ISS Today

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'Africa's Road to Prosperity – 10 Things to Know' book launches at #AfricanFutures2026!

Join policymakers, researchers and young changemakers to explore how data, foresight and decision-making can shape Africa's long-term development. 13–14 October

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‘The constitution is a guardrail, a safeguard against polarisation, fragmentation and anything that can tear #SouthAfrica apart.’
EU Ambassador-designate @EUAmbSchmidt

Watch the #Constitution30 seminar: https://t.co/hEulQg515f

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ISS Today > Africa can see El Niño coming – will countries act in time?

Early warnings must be heeded to protect coping capacity and prevent a foreseeable shock from becoming an irreversible setback.

https://t.co/SXooUrS1i1

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@_AfricanUnion, @issafrica #NeTT4Peace @AUC_PAPS @ACCORD_online @nupinytt @NorwayMFA @NorwayAU @karishmad @DawitYK @CedricdeConing @DrATchie #AfricaWeWant #Agenda2063 #TfP30PeaceInAction

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Victims in Cameroon lose up to 738,000 FCFA per scam, and some are trafficked abroad for forced labour. Can weak laws and unaccountable platforms keep up?

Read our report by Ado Adamou Abba Ari

https://t.co/obk84ozQVm

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International evidence shows that for women to be safe, children and men must be safe too.
How boys and men treat each other is part of the environment that produces

#ViolenceAgainstWomen. SA should focus on the common causes of all forms of interpersonal violence. ISS Today

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Drug markets linking Africa and North America are evolving – what is driving this trade, and how should states respond?

Join ISS and @AfricaACSS online on 7 Oct as experts examine the trends and what they mean for law enforcement and trans-Atlantic cooperation

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