As wars disrupt fuel supplies and health systems, more women are being forced to give birth without timely access to skilled care
Too often, leadership is seduced by power. The allure of authority, prestige and influence can slowly overwhelm the original motivation to serve people. What begins as a commitment to uplift communities can quietly turn into an obsession with status and control
Crisis in Caracas should provide impetus for Africa to lead the renewables revolution and shield itself from the chaos of fossil fuel geopolitics
In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
Supporting the return of Ukrainian children is consistent with South Africa’s constitutional values and its long-standing commitment to human rights
The president urged UN member states to commit to fulfilling the mandate of its charter in trade, climate change and peace building
Millions have been displaced, millions more are starving and hundreds of thousands are dead, but Africa remains silent
The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries
Governments on the continent are using enforced disappearances to silence political opposition but, as cases rise, only 21 of 55 states have ratified a key convention
Around the world, more than 300 million people require humanitarian assistance and protection
Legitimacy cannot be declared; it must be earned from the people, through political process, not military decrees
About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
The skies over Sudan are pregnant with the promise of rain, but for millions, this is not a promise of life, but a chilling harbinger of death. The guns have fallen silent only in their ability to drown out the cries of the starving, the hollow coughs of children whose bellies are swollen with emptiness. […]
The economic consequences of Sudan’s diplomatic isolation restricts access to aid which, combined with war, are dire – worsened by social fractures that fuel military instability
In 2023, South Africa sold nearly R88 million worth of arms to the United Arab Emirates, to support a paramilitary group in Sudan
Despite dramatic shifts in the frontlines, neither side is anywhere near the ‘total military victory’ wanted by Sudan’s warring generals.
Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West
The 11th binational commission also saw a call for South Africa to shore up peace efforts on Sudan
South Africa intends to lobby for reform of the UN Security Council when it takes over the G20 presidency from Brazil
A fuller picture of the Rapid Support Forces massacres in Gezira, committed under the cover of a communications blackout, is emerging from survivors and victims’ families
