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Once more into the breach: SADC troops in DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th February 2024 The long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is starting to boil over again. On 2 February, a South African... →
SONA: Without plans and entangled in the past
9th February 2024 The proclamation of false hope in the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa emphasises the cruel contempt with which the ANC... →
Macky Sall throws Senegal’s democratic credentials into doubt
8th February 2024 Senegal’s President Macky Sall announced in early February that presidential elections, originally scheduled for 25 February, would be postponed... →
It's all systems go for SoNA 2024
8th February 2024 The Presiding Officers of Parliament led by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, and the Chairperson of the National... →
Promises, promises: Following up on Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2023 state of the nation pledges
By: Africa Check 7th February 2024 “We gather here at a time of crisis,” said president Cyril Ramaphosa during his 2023 state of the nation address. Highlighting loadshedding,... →
Baker McKenzie launches Lithium FIRE report outlining global foreign investment framework for key lithium jurisdictions
5th February 2024 Global law firm Baker McKenzie has launched its Lithium FIRE Report, outlining the global foreign investment framework in key lithium jurisdictions... →
Sudan’s Paramilitary General is now being feted as a Statesman
By: Bloomberg 2nd February 2024 Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was pitching himself as Sudan’s president-in-waiting on a recent tour of African countries — and in a... →
Africa’s oceans could pay dearly for the Red Sea Crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd February 2024 The Red Sea crisis has become a pressing concern largely due to its disruption of global trade. However, it also has far-reaching environmental... →
