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Evaluating what is new, positive and negative about the GNU – Part One
By: Raymond Suttner 3rd September 2024 Can the new South Africa be reborn? By this I do not mean some romantic notion whereby we return to all that was good in 1994, minus Madiba. I mean... →
Growing danger of terrorist jailbreaks in West Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd September 2024 The pattern of targeting detention facilities shows that insurgents are determined to break their members out of prison. The attack on the... →
African nations can do more to benefit from ties with China, the world’s second-strongest economy
3rd September 2024 China’s relationship with Africa is vital to Beijing’s efforts to expand its influence in the western-dominated world order. China is Africa’s most... →
China reaps most of the benefits of its relationship with Africa: what’s behind the imbalance 
2nd September 2024 The ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing takes place under the theme of “Joining hands to advance modernisation and build a... →
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... →
