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It argues that PSD should be treated as a continuation of peace negotiations, requiring broad-based social and political consensus on economic matters. The author recommends that the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) leverage its mandate to promote 'peace-positive' PSD, which prioritizes the reduction of horizontal inequalities, stimulates broad-based growth, and utilizes 'infrastructures for peace' to manage conflict risks. 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It details the failures of the Russian Wagner Group, the role of the Dyck Advisory Group, and the subsequent deployments of Rwandan forces and the SADC Military Mission (SAMIM). While foreign troops have achieved quick gains, such as recovering Mocímboa da Praia, the brief highlights a critical lack of transparency regarding bilateral agreements and warns that insurgents are now dispersing into smaller groups in southern districts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002660#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The intervention by the Russian Wagner Group failed due to significant friction with the Mozambican military, specifically regarding tactical disagreements over bombing insurgent bases, which likely led to approximately a dozen Russian casualties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002660#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Private military contractors have operated with a severe lack of transparency; the terms and costs of the Wagner Group and Dyck Advisory Group (DAG) agreements were not made public, though it is noted the government paid DAG US$30 million between April 2020 and April 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002660#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The deployment of Rwandan forces, which began on 9 July 2021 with an initial contingent of 1,000 personnel, was conducted through a non-transparent intergovernmental agreement that bypassed approval from the Mozambican Parliament.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002660#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Foreign interventions have achieved rapid tactical successes, with Rwandan troops helping to consolidate control in Palma and recapture the city of Mocímboa da Praia, which had been occupied for about a year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002660#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The SADC Military Mission (SAMIM) was deployed to districts including Nangane, Macomia, and Mueda, and maintains a naval presence in the Indian Ocean, though forces have called for better coordination to avoid friendly fire.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002660#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Local militias composed of Maconde war veterans provided a critical defensive layer by blocking insurgent advances toward the districts of Mueda and Muidumbe.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002660#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite the gains made by foreign forces, the insurgency persists as militants disperse into small groups and move into southern districts, with frequent attacks reported in Macomia and Quissanga.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002660#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["human rights","liquefied natural gas"],"geography_discussed":["Rwanda","Russia","South Africa","Tanzania","Dubai"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy brief"]},{"id":"issafri-002662","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002662","title":"Primacy of politics or securitising governance?","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2021","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/policy-brief160.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that the creation of the African Union's Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (DPAPS) was primarily a financial cost-cutting exercise rather than a strategic move toward integrated crisis response. It identifies critical gaps in coordination between the African Governance Architecture (AGA) and the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), noting a risk that military and reactive approaches will continue to be prioritized over political and preventive diplomacy. The authors recommend establishing standard operating procedures, creating a strategic coordination unit (possibly a Chief of Staff), and harmonizing funding instruments to ensure sustainable support for conflict prevention. 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The brief concludes that social skills-based programmes are often unable to disrupt the structural factors shaping negative outcomes and recommends that public safety policies avoid 'easy wins' in favour of evidence-based, structurally integrated, and early-childhood interventions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002669#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Eyethu Soccer League, which targeted young men aged 18-29 in Cape Town neighbourhoods including Khayelitsha, Ndlovini, and Mfuleni, failed to achieve its primary goals of reducing violence, substance use, and HIV risk.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002669#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A six-month follow-up evaluation showed no significant reduction in the use of alcohol, marijuana, or tik, and no changes in mental health, risky sexual behaviours, HIV testing, or the perpetration of violence, though a very small reduction in mandrax use was noted.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002669#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The study recorded at least 16 murders among the 1,200 enrolled participants across both the intervention and control groups by the final data collection point in 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002669#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Any short-term improvements observed during the programme were lost after the December holiday period, as participants were more likely to encounter risky situations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002669#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Social skills-based interventions are frequently insufficient to overcome the broader environmental and structural factors that drive negative outcomes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002669#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document suggests that early childhood interventions, specifically those focusing on the first 1,000 days of life, may be more effective at addressing multiple risk factors than interventions targeting older populations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002669#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Khayelitsha","Ndlovini","Mfuleni"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy evaluation"]},{"id":"issafri-002670","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002670","title":"An evidence review of violence prevention in South Africa","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2021","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/policybrief162.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"The review finds that effective violence prevention in South Africa must be context-responsive, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed, often requiring multilevel interventions that combine social support with economic empowerment. 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It highlights the failure of the 2018 Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) to explicitly address land within its transitional justice framework. Based on citizen interviews, the report finds a strong preference for restitution over compensation and communal reparations over individual ones. It recommends that the Compensation and Reparations Authority (CRA) be used to address land-related human rights violations and that the government expedite the adoption of a national land policy to resolve conflicting statutory and customary tenure systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Land conflict in South Sudan is historically rooted in the 1997–2007 liberation period and was further intensified by the civil wars of 2013 and 2016.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Land grabbing is frequently carried out by senior government officials and military generals, who often view such acquisitions as a reward for their role in the liberation struggle.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The politicisation and militarisation of land has occurred through the appointment of chiefs by political and military leaders to advance their own interests, often bypassing community consultation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Women are disproportionately affected by land grabbing due to limited inheritance rights within customary systems and difficulties in the land-registration process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The current land administration system is plagued by corruption and inefficiency, resulting in the issuance of multiple title deeds for the same property due to a manual registration process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant disconnect between the 2011 Transitional Constitution, which states land belongs to the people, and the government's power to regulate land use, which often privileges state interests.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 2018 Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) fails to explicitly include land issues within its transitional justice framework, treating land reform and reparations as separate components.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A high percentage of citizens believe the Compensation and Reparations Authority (CRA) could provide redress for land-related violations, with a strong preference for the return of land (restitution) over financial payment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among respondents, there is a clear preference for communal reparations over individual ones, with 70% supporting this approach to reduce corruption and support public infrastructure.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite the declining authority of traditional leaders, there is overwhelming support (93%) for the use of customary land dispute resolution in the current context.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-002236#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["land tenure","land grabbing"],"geography_discussed":["Juba","Yei","Yambio","Wau","Magwi","Sudan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["citizen perception survey","legal analysis","policy review"]},{"id":"issafri-002711","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002711","title":"Peace & Security Council Report","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-12","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/pscreport-131.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report evaluates the African Union's (AU) limited capacity to intervene in crises due to principles of national sovereignty and subsidiarity. 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