PSC Report

The June 2011 PSC Report by the Institute for Security Studies provides early warning analysis on security crises in South Sudan, Uganda, and Madagascar, alongside a retrospective on African border disputes and an examination of drug trafficking in West Africa.

• South Sudan faces a precarious security situation characterized by escalating violence between intra-south forces and the risk of full-scale war with the North over the disputed Abyei region. Since January 2011, UN reports indicate more than 800 civilians died and over 93,000 fled their homes due to violence.
• The security threat in South Sudan is exacerbated by the proliferation of opposition militias and armed rebel groups, such as the South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA) formed in April 2011, and the persistence of George Athor's rebellion in Jonglei.
• Uganda is experiencing significant political and security unrest driven by 'walk to work' protests against rising food and fuel prices and government corruption. These protests have been met with police brutality, including the use of live rounds and tear gas, resulting in at least nine deaths.
• The political crisis in Madagascar, stemming from the 2009 unconstitutional change of government, remains in an impasse. The transition process is hindered by the rivalry between Andy Rajoelina and Marc Ravolomanana, and a SADC-proposed roadmap is criticized for potentially legitimizing the coup leader.
• Border disputes are a primary cause of insecurity in Africa, often resulting from undemarcated boundaries, colonial legacies that bisected ethnic communities, and state collapse, as seen in Somalia.
• Environmental degradation and climate change are triggering border disputes in Africa by increasing competition over water and grazing lands, particularly among migratory pastoralists and farming societies.
• Drug trafficking in West Africa is described as a problem of governance, where high-level corruption allows trafficking rings to operate with low risk. Leaked US cables suggest that members of ruling classes in some West African governments benefit from the trade.
• West Africa serves as a major transit point for cocaine moving from South America to Europe, with Ghana identified as having the highest level of cocaine consumption in Africa.

APA

Kent-Brown, D., Dersso, S. A., Lulie, H., Aynete, A., Gberie, L., & Zounmenou, D. (2011). PSC Report. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PSC23_June2011.pdf

Chicago

Kent-Brown, Duke, Solomon Ayele Dersso, Hallelujah Lulie, Abebe Aynete, Lansana Gberie, and David Zounmenou. PSC Report. Institute for Security Studies, 2011. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PSC23_June2011.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kentbrown2011psc, author = {Kent-Brown, Duke and Dersso, Solomon Ayele and Lulie, Hallelujah and Aynete, Abebe and Gberie, Lansana and Zounmenou, David}, title = {{PSC Report}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2011}, month = jun, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/PSC23_June2011.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }