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Former president Jacob Zuma. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

We won’t attack Zuma publicly, even if he takes arms with Morocco, Western Sahara’s Beisat says

With its leader under fire after a visit to Morocco and flying the South African flag, the MK party argues that Western Sahara should be a province and not an independent country

Children in Africa are exposed to violence such as armed conflict, with some children recruited as child soldiers. Photo: Stefanie Glinski/AFP

Safeguard the rights and welfare of Africa’s children

About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war

Moroccan forces destroy a camp near Western Sahara’s capital in 2019. Photo: File

The last colony: Western Sahara and Africa’s unfinished liberation

A referendum must take place allowing the people of Western Sahara to decide their future freely, to uphold African solidarity, justice, self-determination and dignity

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan foreign minister.

US designation of Polisario Front as foreign terrorist group will create new problems for SA

South Africa’s banking system could come under scrutiny and the country may attract targeted sanctions if it does not follow the US lead.

ANC national executive committee (NEC) member and deputy chair of the party’s international relations sub-committee Obed Bapela. (Ntswe Mokoena/GCIS)

ANC removes Obed Bapela from NEC position over his Morocco trip

The party veteran has been ousted after he contradicted the ANC’s position on Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara

African refugees and migrants fleeing war and dictatorships in search of safety on European shores.  (AFP)

Home may be the least bad option for African migrants

To keep migrants away, Fortress Europe has extended its walls into African countries such as Morocco and Mauritania

David Keene, the editor-at-large of The Washington Times and former president of the National Rifle Association. (Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Duelling Western Sahara commentaries expose Washington media swamp things

We’re quick to talk about the business of journalism but when it comes to the American media, the ethics of journalism is equally important

(Photo by Romy Arroyo Fernandez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Israel’s occupation of Palestine: Rethinking genocide and ecocide through justice for the Earth

The Israeli occupation of Palestine