ISS Africa delivers top-tier research, policy advice, and training on governance, crime, and security challenges across sub-Saharan Africa. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS), headquartered in Pretoria, Gauteng, is a leading African policy research institute founded in 1991. It operates across Africa through regional offices. ISS provides evidence-based research, policy advice, training, and analysis on human security, organized crime, governance, and counterterrorism. Membership is not standard, but ISS partners with governments, researchers, NGOs, and institutions in Africa. Participation typically requires relevant professional or academic engagement in security or development.