First West Africa Forum in Dakar
To strengthen the China-West Africa community of destiny “Mountains and hills are no obstacle for friends who want to walk together”. This Chinese adage was widely shared by participants at the First West Africa Forum…
29 April 2025
The Polisario Front, which represents the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara, is being unfairly accused of being a terrorist organisation, with parallels to South Africa’s struggle for freedom
Don’t let lobbyists rewrite the history of African liberation
By Kamal Fadel The recent push by Moroccan lobbyists to designate the Polisario Front — the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi people — as a foreign terrorist organisation is not only factually absurd, but also a…
29 April 2025
SADC PF Secretary-General Ms Boemo Sekgoma addresses Joint Sitting
Growing calls for stronger Parliamentary oversight of prisons in Southern Africa
By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa A joint sitting of five standing committees of the SADC Parliamentary Forum began in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday. The Secretary General of the SADC PF, Ms. Boemo…
25 April 2025
HSDSP-MEMBERS
SADC PF Committee proposes bold recommendations on prison oversight
By Moses Magadza in Johannesburg, South Africa On Wednesday, a one-day meeting of the SADC Parliamentary Forum’s Standing Committee on Human and Social Development and Special Programmes (HSDSP) ended in Johannesburg with strong calls for…
24 April 2025
Colonialism Rebranded: Disinformation and the struggle for Western Sahara
In an age saturated with disinformation, few liberation movements have been so persistently misrepresented as the Polisario Front. For decades, the Moroccan regime—backed by powerful international allies—has waged a calculated campaign to distort the nature…
23 April 2025
Delegations of Russia and South Africa led by the two countries' Foreign Ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Ronald Lamola
Russia’s FM, Sergey Lavrov discussed a range of bilateral issues with his South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola
Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia met with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola on April 16. Lamola had arrived in Moscow for the 18th meeting of the Mixed Intergovernmental…
23 April 2025
President Putin announces Easter ceasefire
President of Russia Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire
During a meeting at the Kremlin with the Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov President Vladimir Putin declared that the Russian Side is ceasing all military action starting April 19,…
20 April 2025
On April 17, 2025, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Marco Rubio
On April 17, 2025, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio had a telephone conversation. Secretary Rubio, who is currently in Paris, informed the Russian side about the…
20 April 2025
A Shift in U.S. Policy on Western Sahara?
The recent statements made by Mr. Messad Boulos, personal advisor to the President of the United States to Alarabia TV, mark a significant turning point in Washington’s position on the Western Sahara conflict. By adopting…
20 April 2025
In the first installment of the Two Shores Dialogue series, two journalists — Ma Jiaying from China and Héribert Adjovi from Africa — exchange insights on the pressing issues of our time: rising trade protectionism, the shifting global order, and the long-term consequences of tariff wars. Reflecting on the legacy of the Bandung Conference, they advocate for renewed solidarity among the Global South, grounded in the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. A powerful, thoughtful dialogue that bridges continents and visions.
Beyond the tariff crisis, it’s time to take a fair look at globalisation… 70 years after the Bandung Conference
‘A LOOK FROM BOTH SIDES’ is first and foremost an interesting Dialogue between two Friends, two eminent Journalists and a crossed vision of two media professionals, one Chinese and the other African (Beninese) on major…
20 April 2025
