Unpacking the collapse of the Assad regime - Syria: SA must ‘tread carefully’ after fall of five-decade Assad regime
We take a deep dive into the coverage surrounding President Donald Trump's second inauguration and e...
Read MoreThe latest development is that the United States of America has indicated that a ceasefire deal is on the brink of success while Hamas says talks are progressing well.
We look at the pending Gaza truce deal. The latest development is that the United States of America ...
Read MoreProtests have broken out in Syria over the burning of a Christmas tree, prompting calls for the new Islamist authorities to take steps to protect minorities.
Guest: Thembisa Fakude - senior research fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues
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Read MorePost the fall of the Bashar Al Assad regime, we ask - what’s next for Syria in terms of governance and leadership?
GUEST: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director @Africa-Asia Dialogues (Afrasid)
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Read MoreTrump threatens 100% tariffs against BRICS countries
The head of Public Diplomacy, Clayson Monyela, has clarified that there is no plan within BRICS to e...
Read MorePolitical Analysis: Why Botswana’s *successful elections made international headlines?
Botswana held a national election last week Wednesday to decide if one of Africa's longest-ruling pa...
Read MoreWho gets into the Oval Office – why it matters for Africa
Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research fellow Africa-Asia Dialogues weighs in on why the next US president...
Read MoreBRICS SUMMIT
This week, leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China South Africa meet to discuss pertinent global ...
Read MorePolitical Analysis: BRICS Summit 2024
While the finance ministers and central bank governors are meeting in Washington this week for the t...
Read MoreDictators of the world: Saddam Hussain
Clement Manyathela speaks to Thembisa Fakude, a senior research fellow at the Africa Asia Dialogues ...
Read MoreIsrael bombardment of Lebanon
Thembisa Fakude, Senior research fellow at Africa-Asia Dialogues weighs in on the bombardment of Leb...
Read MoreRamaphosa addresses 79th Session of the UN General Assembly
President Cyril Ramaphosa was the first African leader to address the 79th session of the United Nat...
Read MoreIsrael and Hamas war enters 12th month: Strikes intensify
Little hope for an Israel-Hamas truce as the war between the two enters its 12th month. Hamas, whose...
Read MoreThe Outbreak of Conflict in the Middle East
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Thembisa Fakude (Israel declares “state of war” as fierce fighting continues in severa...
Read MoreWar in Israel
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Israel has formally declared war on Hamas, signalling a major military operation in Ga...
Read MoreThe US president Joe Biden told Israel yesterday that they should not repeat what he says was the US’s rage filled mistakes after 911
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, a senior research fellow and director at Africa Asia Dialogues...
Read MoreThe impact of Israel and Palestine conflict on Geo-politics
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Thabiso Kotane speaks to Senior Research Fellow at Africa-Asia Dialogue, Thembisa...
Read MoreSouth Africa's stance on the Middle East
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Africa Melane is in conversation with Thembisa Fakude | Senior Research Fellow and Dir...
Read MorePalestine solidarity & support for Israel in SA
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Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues, Thembisa Fakude speaks to Phemelo abo...
Read MoreIn Pakistan, the legal drama around the Former Prime Minister Imran Khan continues - with a court yesterday saying it was suspending one of the convictions
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Thembisa Fakude – Senior Research Fellow: Africa Asia Dialogues
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Read MoreThembisa Fakude, Director at Africa-Asia Dialogues, discusses the BRICS countries' agenda for the BRICS Summit 2023.
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Director at Africa-Asia Dialogues, Thembisa Fakude, talks about the agenda being...
Read MoreTaliban’s ties with Pakistan fraying amid mounting security concerns
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High-ranking Pakistani officials have criticized the current Taliban government in Afg...
Read MoreMore than 100 people have been arrested in a city in east Pakistan after thousands of Muslims burned churches and vandalised homes.
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Tembisa Fakude - senior research fellow Africa Asia Dialogues
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Read MoreGenocides in Africa: Darfur genocide
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Thembisa Fakude | Senior research fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues.
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Read MorePresident Cyril Ramaphosa will be participating in the Russia-Africa summit taking place in St Petersburg this week.
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Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues
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Read MoreAlthough he isn't coming, it's a good thing that he isn't, but as I said earlier, president Vladimir Putin would have been arrested if he came says Thembisa Fakude
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The Presidency has announced that Vladimir Putin will not attend next month’s BRICS Su...
Read MoreA week before the Brics summit – where is Africa’s stance on the Ukraine/Russia war?
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Thabo Shole-Mashoa, standing in for Clement Manyathela speaks to Prof David Monyae, Di...
Read MoreWest Africa to Cut Ties with France
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About two weeks ago, Niger’s democratically elected president, Mohammed Bazoum, was de...
Read MoreDiscussing the dangers of the rise in Coups in Africa
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Thembisa Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director at Afrasid – Discussing the dangers of...
Read More72-hour cease-fire to end in Sudan conflict
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Clement speaks to Mohamed Osman, a Sudanese journalist based in Khartoum and Thembis...
Read MoreIn the Middle-East five Palestinians including a fifteen-year
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In the Middle East five Palestinians including a fifteen-year-old boy have been killed...
Read MoreMore war than peace as African delegation returns
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There’s a theory that is gaining momentum, that this mission is basically a front of V...
Read MoreRamaphosa in Ukraine
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Air raid sirens howl in Kyiv, SA plane stranded in Warsaw gets OK to leave.
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Read MoreDiscussing the peace mission by South Africa towards the Russia and Ukraine war
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Discussing the peace mission by South Africa towards the Russia and Ukraine war
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Read MoreDiscussing the importance of the upcoming Turkey elections towards Africa
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Discussing the importance of the upcoming Turkey elections towards Africa, especially ...
Read MoreIn Iran two men have been hanged after being found guilty of committing blasphemy
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In Iran two men have been hanged after being found guilty of committing blasphemy - ...
Read MoreSuperpower Rivalry in Africa
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We give you an alternative view of wide-ranging current affairs in the continent and a...
Read MoreAfrica At A Glance: Sunda Conflict should reject military dualism
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On Africa At A Glance, we talk about why Africa should reject military dualism especia...
Read MoreThembisa Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director at Afrasid
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Discussing a current update about the Sudan Conflict after a couple of countries start...
Read MoreThembisa Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director at Afrasid – Discussing the exclusion of South Africa from the upcoming G7 summit
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Discussing the exclusion of South Africa from the upcoming G7 summit.
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Read MoreUS/China/Russia Relations
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Thabo speaks to Thembisa Fakude, a Senior Research Fellow at the Africa Asia Dialogues...
Read MoreIn Israel, the prime minister Benjyamin Netenyahu has now publicly said that he will pause the legislative changes that would see his parliament being able to overrule judges - at a time when he faces criminal charges
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Africa-Asia Dialogue
In Israel, the...
Read MoreIsraeli government in crisis, Netanyahu to speak on judicial plan
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Thabiso Kotane speaks to Senior Research Fellow at the Africa-Asia Dialogues, Thembi...
Read MoreThembisa Fakude, senior research fellow and director at Africa Asia Dialogues and serves on the board of the Mail & Guardian – Discussing overall, the implication of the grey listing. What does this mean to South Africans?
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Discussing overall, the implication of the grey listing. What does this mean to South ...
Read MoreThembisa Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director Afrasid – Discussing an update on the Ukraine and Russia War after a year
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Discussing an update on the Ukraine and Russia War after a year
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Read MoreAfrica At A Glance: Russia's Invation Of Ukraine - One Year On
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On Africa at a glance, we look at the Russia/Ukraine war a year later and were joine...
Read MoreThembisa Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director at Afrasid – Discussing the recent warrant of Arrest for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Will South Africa be able to arrest President Putin?
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Discussing the recent warrant of Arrest for Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Will South Africa...
Read MoreThembisa Fakude, Political Analyst and Senior research fellow at Afraisd – Afghan universities have begun reopening after a winter break, but the new term is yet another painful reminder to young women of how their world is affected
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Afghan universities have begun reopening after a winter break, but the new term is yet...
Read MoreAfrica unlocked: US-China relations
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It may be a new year but the hostilities between the US and China have not sub...
Read More2023.02.14 - Thembisa Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director Afrasid - Discussing the Mining Indaba that took place in Cape Town
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Thembisa Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director Afrasid - Discussing the Mi...
Read MoreIn Pakistan, at least fifty-nine people have been killed and many more wounded after a bomb blast in a mosque inside a compound used by police officers
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, a senior research fellow and director at Africa Asia Dialogues...
Read MoreChina, Russia and the US’s top officials scramble for appointments with Africa
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Last week the new Foreign Minister of China, Qin Gang made his first international tou...
Read MoreIn Israel as a government often described as the most right wing in its history has now formally been sworn in there have been protests by people opposed to its agenda
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In Israel as a government often described as the most right wing in its history has no...
Read MoreSA Assumes BRICS Chairmanship
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On 1 January 2023, South Africa assumed the BRICS chairmanship. High-level meetings, c...
Read MoreTaliban Bans University Education For Afghan Girls
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Thabiso Kotane was in conversation with Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Afr...
Read MoreThe Lead: 100 Days Into The Iran's Anti-Government Protest
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One hundred days after the anti government protests in Iran began, the longest running...
Read MoreThembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow and Director Afrasid – Discussing the US
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Africa Summit that took place in Washington DC
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Read MoreIn Iran A Second Person Has Now Been Publicity Executed By Hanging From A Crane
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After they were convicted of crimes relating to the protests against the strict enforc...
Read MoreAfter a General Election with The highest turnout on Record Saw no Clear Winner In The Country's Parliament.
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In malaysia it now appears there will be a hunge parliament for the first time ever in...
Read MoreAfrica Unlocked: SA-UK visit
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This week, President Cyril Ramaphosa went on an official state visit to the United Kin...
Read MoreThe Quake Has Brought Down Schools And Other Buildings
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At least 268 people have now died after the massive earthquake in indonesia on its big...
Read MoreDiscussing the importance of President Ramaphosa’s visit to the UK to meet with King Charles
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Thembisa Ebrahim Fakude, Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid) – Discussing the import...
Read MoreUpdate on Iran protests and The death of a teenage girl at the hands of the police for tearing Khomeini’s photo
Description:Mr Thembisa Ebrahim Fakude, Senior Researcher and Director Afrasid – Update on Iran prot...
Read MoreIn South Korea the number of people who have died from what appears to be a stampede or a crush of people in an ally in Seoul has risen to one hundred and fifty four
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Guest: Tembisa Fakude – senior research fellow: Africa Asia Dialogues
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Read MoreThe World Today: Tigray Peace Talks Start In South Africa
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Nearly two years after war broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the fighting is inte...
Read MoreAnalysis of Ramaphosa visit to Saudi Arabia
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Read MoreAfrica Report with Ebrahim Fakude
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Read MoreIn Pakistan the party of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan has won another series of by elections
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Thembisa Fakude, senior research fellow and director at Africa Asia Dialogues
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Read MoreIran’s protests – a national uprising
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Anti-government protests in Iran are continuing into their second month, and now worke...
Read MoreIran's ongoing mass protests has sparked concern
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Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Africa-Asia Dialogue, discusse...
Read MoreRemembering Sheikh Yusuf Al Qaradawi
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, former analyst on Al Jazeera English and senior research fello...
Read MoreThe Africa Report: tourism boom on the continent
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This week’s edition of the Africa Report with Radio Islam International, Senior R...
Read MoreIranian woman passes away of “Heart Attack” after being detained by the police
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Political Analyst – Iranian woman passes away of “Heart Attack...
Read MoreIn Pakistan there are huge parts of the country still underwater after the massive flooding
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues
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Read MoreWhy are Jews quitting Russia because of Prosecution?
Description:Thembisa Fakude, Political Analyst –Why are Jews quitting Russia because of Prosecution?...
Read MoreDespite threats from China, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan.
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Despite threats from China, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan: Thembisa ...
Read MoreUnpacking the Sri Lanka and China debt trap Diplomacy
Description:Ayesha Qhawe, Research fellow at Africa Asia Reasearch Dialogues(AFRASID)-Unpacking the ...
Read MoreUnpacking the Turkey and the UN deal brokered
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Thembisa Fakude, Political Analyst – Unpacking the Turkey and the UN deal brokered
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Read MoreThe World Today: The Legacy of the Arab Spring
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Eleven years ago, revolts spread like wildfire across the Arab world, spurring events ...
Read MoreItalian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned on Thursday following the fall out of national unity government
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned on Thursday following the fall out of nat...
Read MoreState of Qatar labels the shootings at the South African tavern as "a terrorist act."
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State of Qatar labels the shootings at the South African tavern as "a terrorist act." ...
Read MoreUS will not walk away from the Middle East. Unpacking Biden's statement with Thembisa Fakude.
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US will not walk away from the Middle East. Unpacking Biden's statement with Thembisa ...
Read MoreBrexit to exit: The rise and fall of Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson rode his luck throughout his career, bouncing back from a succession...
Read MoreIn Japan thousands of people have been streaming through a temple in Tokyo to pay their last respects to the former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe who was..
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at Africa Asia Dialogues
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Read MoreTavern killings as part of destabilizing campaign?
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Refilwe Moloto speaks to Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow and Director at Afras...
Read MoreU.S concludes unintentional Israel fire likely killed American journalist
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Thabiso Kotane was in conversation with Thembisa Fakude, Senior Fellow at Africa Asia ...
Read MoreIsraeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s resignation has sparked another political fiasco in Israel
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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s resignation has sparked another politic...
Read MoreU.S concludes unintentional Israel fire likely killed American journalist
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Thabiso Kotane was in conversation with Thembisa Fakude, Senior Fellow at Africa A...
Read MoreShould South Africa Leaves BRICS or Face Isolation
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research fellow at Africa Asia Research Dialogues
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Read MoreUpdates on the Ukrainian War
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research fellow at Africa Asia Research Dialogues
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Read MoreShould South Africa Leave BRICS?
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Guest: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research fellow at Africa Asia Research Dialogues
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Read MoreThe British government is due to send the first group of people who have arrived in that country looking for asylum to Rwanda today - for their claims to be
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Guest: Tembisa Fakude, Senior Research fellow at Africa Asia Research Di...
Read MoreIn Israel and Palestine it appears that tensions are raising strongly in a series of disputes over the display of flags.
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Guest: Tembisa Fakude, Senior Research fellow at Africa Asia Research Dialogues
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Read MoreFirst Russia War Crime Conviction
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A Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison Monday for killin...
Read MoreFinland & Sweden Apply To Join NATO
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Clement is joined by Professor Emeritus of International Law at UNI...
Read MoreUpdate on Ukraine Russian Invasion
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Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow Africa Asia Dialogues (Afrasid) and Research ...
Read MoreIn the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Junior
In the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos junior has now won the presidential election - beating his clos...
Read MoreAnalysis on Putin and his 6 Points of Demands from Zelensky and Ukraine for Peace
Analysis on Putin and his 6 Points of demands from Zelensky and Ukraine for Peace.
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