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
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
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
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THERE’S A SENSE THAT SA’S GNU IS TEETERING ON THE EDGE COLLAPSE
By ABBEY MAKOE By all accounts, South Africa’s conundrum that is the Government of National Unity (GNU) will likely fester into a debilitating wound before it gets healed anytime soon. The revelation of the DA…
16 April 2025
The world has now become irreversibly multipolar, a reality America’s ruling elites are refusing to accept.Photo | Mandar Pardika
US-China trade war: Standing up to the playground bully
Today’s China is not yesterday’s Soviet Union. Nor is Trump’s America the sole superpower. Anyone trying to push back the clock of history will get hurt https://www.newindianexpress.com/author/sudheendra-kulkarni The global tariff ‘war’ unleashed by US President…
16 April 2025
Panelists speak during the "Critical Raw Materials in the Age of Competition" session held on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, Turkiye on April 12, 2025.
Critical raw materials in age of competition discussed at Antalya Diplomacy Forum
Panel addresses geopolitical, economic, strategic importance of underground resources Sercan Irkin and Zehra Nur Celik |13.04.2025 – Update : 13.04.2025 ANTALYA, Türkiye The “Critical Raw Materials in the Age of Competition” panel was held Saturday…
16 April 2025
