As the global order becomes more multipolar, opportunities for African agency are expanding. Yet these opportunities will only translate into meaningful influence if African states strengthen their coordination, develop sophisticated negotiating strategies and engage proactively in shaping the rules of global governance

This breakdown reveals that a significant portion of the fuel price sits within domestic policy control. The government cannot stop a war in the Middle East but it can intervene in the domestic cost structure

An interconnected world has rendered us interdependent but also vulnerable to shock across economic geographies, forcing distinct national responses

It is urgent that Africa invests in adding value to its minerals. If it fails to seize this moment, it will be difficult to shake off its historical status as an exporter of cheap raw materials and importer of expensive finished products

The story of the coming years will not be the binary of whether China ‘collapses’ or ‘surpasses’. It will be about how the rest of the world adapts to a China that has successfully moved from being a follower to a standard-setter

Data sovereignty refers to the principle that all data is subject to the laws and regulations of the nation state or jurisdiction in which it is collected. This concept gained prominence in the early 2010s following the Edward Snowden revelations about mass surveillance by the United States

The war in the Middle East isn’t coming to our doorstep- it is already here. You will feel it at the pumps, in the supermarket aisles and in your beer mug. The ripple effect of fuel price increases is such that everything else including taxi fares and food prices will shoot through the roof

Travel is becoming planned, curated and experience-led again. The development pipeline reflects that

As Iranian conflict rattles oil markets and raises economic risks for South Africa, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is building a scenario plan to assess the implications for the country

Ambassador Mansour Shakib Mehr said Tehran’s actions ‘are directed at military bases used against us’

China isn’t chasing trends, he’s building legacy, one intentional set, one emotional transition and one timeless story at a time

There are already promising indications that economic competition at various levels between the United States and China is benefitting the African continent

This does not require abandoning old allies but it does require recognising that the world has moved on from the ideological certainties of the past

This is not diplomacy; it is an eviction notice served by Delta Force

Under international law, regime change, coercive economic measures and military intervention are unlawful unless authorised by the UN Security Council

WW2 is conventionally dated to September 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, but its origins can reasonably be traced back to 1935 when Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia

Nonetheless, the US president has unashamedly admitted that this operation in Venezuela is all about oil

Rasool is perhaps one of the few South African political figures able to articulate the global consequences of misused narratives

Tariffs were meant to punish Chinese exporters and encourage American manufacturing; instead, they have raised prices for US consumers

As China enters a high-tech development era, Malawi positions itself to convert strategic partnership into industrial muscle, clean energy capacity and accountable governance