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United States renews Agoa for another three years

However, it’s not certain whether South Africa will continue to benefit from the concessional trade pact for qualifying African countries

Sign outside the offices of an organisation in Mozambique that was defunded by USAid. Photos: Jesse Copelyn

Mozambican children die after US funding cuts: Who bears responsibility?

The least the Trump administration could have done was provide ample warning that it was going to cut aid

United States President, Donald Trump. (@WhiteHouse/X)

Trump announces 30% reciprocal tariffs for SA imports

The United States president said ‘some bad things’ are happening in the country

AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel. Photo: @kalliekriel

MK party’s treason case against AfriForum ‘legally unfounded’

Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts

The vice-president of the US, Kamala Harris. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Gaza and the US elections: Harris is a flawed but better alternative to Trump

Ultimately, a vote for Harris is a vote against the extremism and corruption of Trump, but it is not necessarily a vote for a more just or ethical foreign policy

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures to the crowd as he concludes a campaign rally on October 19, 2024, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

What Trump’s re-election could mean for global security and American foreign policy

If Donald Trump re-enters the White House after the 5 November elections, countries like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea will be delighted

Even if Harris was the perfect candidate, the way that she ended up at the top of the Democratic ticket is harmful to the institution of democracy in America. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Why I am wary of giving anyone from the Biden administration my vote

The current administration delivered an American foreign policy that continues to benefit vested interests. Different administration, different party, same script

Ukrainian soldiers in a rear house in the direction of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Nato’s strategy regarding Ukraine war shakes global stability

The eastward movement of Nato, which has broken promises and encroached closer to Russia, has shifted the dynamics between Russia and the West