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China’s interests in Africa are being shaped by the race for renewable energy
2nd September 2024 China-Africa relations have deepened over the past two decades, characterised by increased economic cooperation, investment and infrastructure... →
Is peace possible between Sudan’s warring parties?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd September 2024 Achieving lasting peace requires parties to negotiate with adversaries – no matter how difficult this may be. Ever since conflict erupted in Sudan... →
FUL August Newsletter – Major Events Relating to the Judiciary and the Rule of Law
2nd September 2024 This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the... →
Rick Turner and Steve Biko were leading liberation thinkers in 1970s South Africa – why their ideas still matter
30th August 2024 Steve Biko was undoubtedly the most influential South African liberation struggle theorist and activist of the 1970s. Rick Turner was arguably... →
The mpox outbreak’s disturbing echoes in Africa
30th August 2024 Mpox is not COVID-19, but that pandemic’s bitter lessons have not all been learnt. An ominous sense of déjà vu is emerging across Africa as the... →
Kenya's new finance minister has surprising numbers about public debt, loans, sugar demand and VAT
By: Africa Check 30th August 2024 Long-time opposition politician John Mbadi was appointed Kenya’s new finance minister on 7 August 2024. Before his appointment, Mbadi was a fierce... →
Remedy required 
By: Terence Creamer 30th August 2024 Given the grid-related uncertainties that have overshadowed Bid Window Seven (BW7) of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement... →
Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows
29th August 2024 South Africa’s youth unemployment rate, at 45.5% (among those aged between 15 and 34), is worryingly high, even in the context of widespread... →
Mpox vaccines: where they come from and what stands in the way of distributing them in Africa
29th August 2024 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa a... →
New AU mission for Somalia: old problems, fresh solutions?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th August 2024 To succeed in tackling al-Shabaab, the new peace support operation needs appropriate resourcing and protection from regional tensions. Seventeen... →
