South African Journal of International Affairs

Since 1993, SAJIA has offered original and review articles from varied sources, under the auspices of the award-winning South African Institute of International Affairs.  It is currently published four times annually, by Routledge of Taylor & Francis.

The SAJIA  International Editorial Advisory Board includes Amitav Acharya, Faten Aggad-Clerx, Chris Alden, Daniel Bach, Oladiran Bello, Fantu Cheru, John Dugard, Mervyn Frost, Jorge Heine, Alfredo Tjiurimo Hengari, Thierry de Montbrial, Laurie Nathan, Maxi Schoeman, André de Mello e Souza, John Stremlau, Anthoni Van Nieuwkerk and Alex Vines.

Latest Issue

SAJIA 31.3 offers insights into African climate politics, sovereignty discussions within ECOWAS and SADC, and Al-Shabaab’s Amniyat in Somalia

9 Jan 2025

SAJIA Volume 31.3 is now available on the Taylor & Francis website.  The issue includes articles on African climate politics and national ambition in their NDCs, sovereignty construction in ECOWAS and SADC, the geography of cattle rustling in West Africa, and a comprehensive look at African digital diplomacy. Another article, based on empirical research, analyses the Amniyat, Al-Shabaab’s secret service, and proposes that even if Al-Shabaab is defeated in Somalia, this elusive intelligence actor may survive and present future challenges. The issue also includes five book reviews.


Research Articles

African climate politics and multilateralism: Domestic factors and cross-country variation in climate ambitions
Fikayo Akeredolu

Sovereignty construction in ECOWAS and SADC: Implications for governance and institutional structures
Abubakar Abubakar Usman

Perils of proximity: Banditry and the geography of cattle rustling in border regions of southwest Niger and northwest Nigeria
Owulole Ojewale

A comprehensive analysis of Al-Shabaab’s secret service, the Amniyat
Gabor Sinko and Janos Besenyo

Online Infrastructure and social media metrics: A quantitative analysis of African diplomatic strategies via social media
Angel Cruz

Book Reviews

COVID-19 and the Response of Central Banks Coping with Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa by Salewa Olawoye (ed)
Reviewed by Joseph Matola

Governing Complex City-Regions in the Twenty-First Century: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa by Philip Harrison
Reviewed by Buntu Siwisa

Trade Links: New Rules for a New World by James Bacchus
Reviewed by Mamello Nchake

The Horn Engaging the Gulf: Economic Diplomacy and Statecraft in Regional Relations by Aleksi Ylonen
Reviewed by Namhla Thando Matshanda

Measuring Global Migration: Towards Better Data for All by F Laczko, Elisa Mosler and M Rango
Reviewed by Ilse Eigelaar Meets

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