Delegates pose for a souvenir photograph during the Second Meeting of the Southern Africa Regional Parliamentarians’ Forum on Climate Change in Namibia last week. Photo: Contributed.
MPs urge stronger climate action and accountability
By Moses Magadza Windhoek, Namibia – The Second Meeting of the Southern Africa Regional Parliamentarians’ Forum on Climate Change ended last week in Namibia with calls for stronger climate action and accountability. The meeting brought…
7 August 2024
The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Honourable Roger Mancienne. Photo: Moses Magadza
SADC PF President calls for national budgets for climate measures
By Moses Magadza The President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Honourable Roger Mancienne, has urged Members of Parliament to ensure that national budgets have a component related to climate measures, to repair damage and protect…
7 August 2024
The Global South and the Summit of the Future
by Ambassador (Retd.) Asoke Mukerji The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is scheduled to convene for a “Summit of the Future” in New York on 22-23 September 2024. The outcome of this meeting of world…
6 August 2024
Imperial Echoes – The Struggle for Western Sahara and the New Colonialism
Few days ago, the President of the republic of France, Mr Emmanuel Macron, stunned the international community, with the letter to His majesty, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, considering the desires of his government, to…
4 August 2024
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The quest for self-determination for the people of Western Sahara: a rebuttal of Samir Bennis’s Blog contribution
by Christopher Ross* The Atlantic Council’s blog has published an essay by an author from Morocco decrying the parlous nature of Moroccan-Algerian relations and positing that Algeria is responsible for perpetuating the conflict over the…
24 July 2024
Members of the Polisario front take pictures of themselves in the liberated territories of the Western Sahara. Western Sahara, September 30, 2018. Photograph by Morgane Wirtz / Hans Lucas. Des membres du front Polisario se prennent en photo sur les territoires liberes du Sahara occidental. Sahara Occidental, 30 september 2018. Photographie de Morgane Wirtz / Hans Lucas.NO USE FRANCE
Algeria’s Morocco obsession has killed reconciliation prospects
By Samir Bennis For nearly five decades, Algeria has used the dispute over Western Sahara as a front for its antagonization of Morocco. But behind Algeria’s support for the Sahrawi cause lies a much more complex…
24 July 2024
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“The humanity should get rid of the colonial system heritage. Colonial powers’ time is up”
by Dmitry Medvedev* Neocolonialism: Old threats in a new era In February 2024, a forum was held in Moscow for supporters of the fight against modern neocolonialism practices. This forum, called For Freedom of Nations,…
24 July 2024
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the UN Security Council on multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order
I would like to extend a warm welcome to distinguished dignitaries present in the Security Council Chamber. Their participation in today’s meeting confirms the importance of the subject under review. In accordance with Rule 37…
23 July 2024
The south square of the National Exhibition and Convention Center, the main venue for the sixth China International Import Expo, in east China's Shanghai, November 3, 2023. /Xinhua
Resolving global dilemma: China’s high-level opening-up
Opinion First Voice Editor’s note: The Communist Party of China convened the third plenary session of its 20th Central Committee from July 15 to July 18 in Beijing where it discussed the issue of further comprehensively…
22 July 2024
Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum. Photo: Contributed.
SADC PF reappoints Secretary General
By Moses Magadza in Port Louis, Mauritius The 54th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum has endorsed the reappointment of the Forum’s Secretary General, Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, for a second five-year term. Delegates…
26 November 2023
