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Illegal mining clampdown in South Africa: treating desperate people like criminals is an injustice – legal scholar
22nd November 2024 Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi (“plug the hole”), South African authorities... →
Ghana’s economic diplomacy: how three presidents with different ideologies dealt with the IMF and World Bank
22nd November 2024 Since independence in 1956, Ghana’s leaders have followed a variety of global ideologies, from centre-right to socialist. But the country has also... →
Loss and damage still stuck in the mud
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd November 2024 Support for financing loss and damage isn’t keeping pace with climate impacts in vulnerable countries. Climate change is causing many development... →
US lawmakers seek to halt weapons sales to UAE, citing Sudan
By: Reuters 22nd November 2024 US Senator Chris Van Hollen has introduced legislation seeking to halt American weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates until the United States... →
AgriSA says agriculture’s ability to reduce emissions recognised at COP29
By: Marleny Arnoldi 21st November 2024 With the COP29 conference under way until November 22, industry body AgriSA says the global climate change agenda is increasingly recognising the... →
Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past
21st November 2024 In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in... →
UN mulls Haiti peacekeeping force as gangs ramp up warfare
By: Reuters 21st November 2024 Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced broad support for converting a security mission helping Haitian police fight... →
Police committee concerned about SAPS and dilapidated police stations
21st November 2024 The Portfolio Committee on Police today interrogated and expressed grave concern over the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) recruitment and... →
