Counting down to elections in Cote d’Ivoire, what is at stake?
20 October, 2025
Elections in Cote d’Ivoire will take place on 25 October 2025. Notwithstanding the constitutional challenges at the beginning of the elections champaign and protests, ...
The recognition of a Palestinian State- although symbolic- will derail the right of return of thousands of Palestinians
21 September, 2025
Hereunder is what will make the creation of a Palestinian state an almost impossible mission to achieve. Secondly, why most Palestinians are less enthusiastic about ...
Cote D’Ivoire moves internet connectivity to 30 rural parts of the country
15 September 2025
Internet connectivity remains the most challenging in most African countries. Cote d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Digitalisation, a dedicated ministry ...
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) bolstered the decision by Israel to attack Iran
13 June 2025
Yesterday, the global nuclear watchdog's board of governors formally declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in 20 years. Earlier in...
Volodymyr Zelensky’s state visit - another political dilemma for South Africa
23 April 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will be visiting South Africa on 24 April 2025. His visit will be short, he is likely to travel straight from South Africa to the ...
The meeting between US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia marks a shift in attitudes
10 March 2025
Ukraine has insisted that there can never be peace talks or any discussions about “Ukraine without Ukraine”. It has also insisted on having a seat on the table when discuss...
Hopes dashed in Mozambique - Constitutional court confirms Chapo as the winner of last elections
25 December 2024
Change in politics in the region, particularly in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana; gave Mozambicans hope that they too were going to have new political setup in their...
The fall of Bashar al Assad marks the new shifting sands in the geopolitics of Middle East
02 November 2024
US 2024 elections – the beginning of transactional foreign relations and politics by the US in Africa
04 November 2024
Why Botswana’s *successful* *elections made international headlines?
02 November 2024
The city of Kazan was apt and deliberate to host BRICS Summit 2024
20 October 2024
President Ramaphosa has just elaborated on SA’s relationship with China in 11 minutes
05 Sept 2024
Benjamin Netanyahu’s self serving politics could lead to more deaths of Israeli captives in Gaza
31 August 2024
Examining the implications of the mutiny in Russia in Sub-Saharan Africa
24 June, 2023
*Background*
The mutiny by the Wagner Group against the Kremlin’s top brass will impact the war in Ukraine and geopolitics in Sub Saharan Africa.
The Wagner Group is invo...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - One year on
23 February, 2023
Tomorrow will be a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Much has happened in Ukraine since; there has been widespread destruction of critical infrastructure, thousands...
China, Russia and the US’s top officials scramble for appointments with Africa
23 January 2023
Last week the new Foreign Minister of China, Qin Gang made his first international tour as the foreign minister to Africa. The visit was significant, it was symbolic in...
South Africa assumes BRICS’ presidency adding to Ramaphosa’s hectic agenda in 2023
05 January 2022
It is certainly going to be a hectic year for President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa. South Africa takes over the rotational presidency of BRICS in 2023. BRICS ha...
US calls for the African Union (AU) to become permanent member of the G20
16 December 2022
The G20 was suppose to replace the G7. However, G7 continues to exist, operates independently, meets annually and pushes its own agenda outside and within the G20.
Th...
Saudi Arabia hosts important Summits with China during the World Cup
08 December 2022
Important summits will take place in Riyadh between the President of China Xi Jinping, Saudi Arabia and leaders of the Arab World.
According to the Saudi Press Agency ...
South Africa in tenterhooks as it awaits what may or not happen to President Ramaphosa
01 December 2022
According to an independent panel that probed the Phala Phala matter, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, "may have committed serious violations and breac...
Why is the state visit to the UK by President Cyril Ramaphosa important?
The Brief, No. 35
21 November 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in the United Kingdom (UK) on a state visit from 22 to 23 November 2022. This visit is significant for South Africa and Ramaphosa p...
Widespread head-scarf protests following the death of Mahsa Amin in Iran
22 September 2022
The death of Mahsa Amini has triggered widespread protests in Iran. Yesterday, many young women took off their scarves and burn them as a sign of protest.
Amini died ...
President Willian Ruto bars local media from broadcasting his inauguration
13 September 2022
In a rather bizarre move, the communication team of Kenya's President-elect William Ruto offered exclusive broadcast rights to Multichoice Kenya Ltd, an affiliate of S...
Zambia’s state of politics one year on after the election of President Hakainde Hichelema
20 August 2022
The swearing in of Hakainde Hichilema, a successful businessman and the leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND) on 24 August 2021 brought an element of...
China's reaction to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan reminiscent to that of South Africa to the Dalai Lama
01 August 2022
China has threatened "strong and resolute measures" should the Speaker of the US House of Representative Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan. China’s reaction to Pelosi is reminis...
The grain shipments from Ukraine to start in the Black Sea following a deal brokered by Turkey and the UN
23 July 2022
The grain shipments from Ukraine to start in the Black Sea following a deal brokered by Turkey and the UN
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to work together to facilitate the s...
The elements which let to the Arab Spring are not present in SA
22 July 2022
The elements that led to the Arab Spring are largely not present in SA’s socioeconomic and political reality, at least not yet.
Whilst there is an agreement that there could...
President Joe Biden will be visiting Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia
12 July 2022
President Joe Biden will be visiting Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia this week.
His first stop will be Israel and the West Bank. He will then travel to Saudi Arabia at t...
The past haunts the present for Japan's Shinzo Abe
10 July 2022
The assassination of the former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has shocked the nation and the world. Shinzo Abe the longest serving Prime Minister in Japan was shot by...
Israel braces for fifth election in less than four years
01 July 2022
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett resigns triggering another political fiasco in Israel
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has resigned a year into his 4 years term. Forei...
Somalia: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected president
15 May 2022
Today the parliament of Somalia will elect the next president. The initial plan was to have one man one vote however due to security concerns members of parliament will ele...
UN strongly opposes UK-Rwanda asylum-seekers deal
15 April 2022
Britain to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda to prevent illegal sea crossings.
There has been mixed reactions to the news that illegal immigrants and asylum seekers from Britai...
The Election of President Rodrigo Duterte
10 May 2022
The election of President Rodrigo Duterte in June 2016 caught many, particularly outside Philippines, by surprise.
The question most asked at the time was why him? Duterte ...
Pak PM loses midnight trust vote after SC prod: Imran Khan goes, kicking & screaming | Pakistan News
10 April 2022
The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has suffered a vote of no confidence.
The passing of the motion on Saturday came after the country's Supreme Court ruled the cric...
Thomas Sankara: A United Front Against Debt | Progressive International
06 April 2022
Finally, Justice for Thomas Sankara.
35 years later; the family of the former president of Bukina Faso, Thomas Sankara, gets justice.
Former President of Bukina Faso, Bla...
War in Ukraine, Putin High Alerts Russian Nuclear Forces
28 February 2022
President Putin puts Russia’s military on a nuclear high alert. This means that Mr. Putin is putting Russia’s nuclear forces, those trained to execute nuclear war, on ...
What's Behind The Russia-Ukraine War Fears & What Might Actually Happen?
20 February 2022
Any country that ignores the current standoff between Russia and Ukraine will be doing so at its own peril.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson,...
Emmanuel Macron withdraws French troops from Mali amid fears EU 'Face another Afghanistan'
17 February 2022
President Macron has order French troops to pull out of Mali. What are the consequences?
The announcement follows the expulsion of the French ambassador in Mali, Joel Me...
Opening of the 35th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly
02 Feb 2022
The Africa Union (AU) will host the 35th ordinary Session of the AU Assembly (Heads of State and Government Session) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 5-6 February 2022.
This yea...
Saudi Arabia is preparing to end the war in Yemen
22 January 2022
When Saudi Arabia led a coalition to fight the insurgency in Yemen following the ousting of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2015, it promised a swift operation.
Almost ...
Kazakhstan: President Gives Shoot-to-Kill Order Against Protesters
07 January 2022
The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym Jomart Tokay has called security forces to open fire with “lethal force” on protestors, what he calls “bandits and terrorists””.
Kaza...
Sudan Transition: Abdalla Hamdok Appointed New Prime Minister
03 January 2022
The Prime Minister of Sudan, Abdullah Hamdok, has resigned.
Hamdok faced a tumultuous period as the Prime Minister of Sudan (2018-2022).
Hamdok, is the former deputy execu...
The Bishop and South Africa: An Interview with Desmond Tutu
26 December 2021
Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu has passed away.
He was one of the last South African Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.
His death follows closely that of another South African Nobe...
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) names China as number one jailer of journalists - What are the Implications?
14 December 2021
The number of journalists jailed around the world set another record in 2021. According to Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) 2021 prison census, “China remains the w...
Ethiopia’s Tigray Region blocks PM Abiy’s appointment of general in ongoing row
04 November 2021
Ethiopia has imposed a six months national state of emergency. The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front’s (TPLF’s) militia group Tigray Defense Force (TDF) has joined for...
Sudan security forces arrest PM Abdalla Hamdok, ministers
25 October 2021
Sudan Military has arrested the country’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok and some high ranking members of his government.
Hereunder are some points worth noting as we try to ...
South Africa challenges African Union
14 October 2021
On 22 July 2021 the African Union (AU) granted Israel an observer status. The decision attracted objections from a number of Member States.
Those that objected argue that the...
2019 Sudanese coup d'état
21 September 2021
Today we woke up to news of an “attempted coup” in Khartoum, Sudan last night.
Here is what we know:
1. The details are still scanty of what exactly happened. We know, accor...
In Landmark decision, WHO Greenlights rollout in Africa of the First Malaria Vaccine
08 October 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently announced that a Malaria Vaccine for children is ready for a rollout.
There have been excitement and apprehension on the news alm...
South Africa challenges African Union on granting observer status to Israel
29 July 2021
African Union (AU) has granted Israel an observer status.
South Africa and Algeria were amongst the first member states to object to the decision by the AU Commission to grant Is...
Taliban in Qatar
10 August 2021
Although talks continue in Doha between the Taliban and the government of Afghanistan; the Taliban has moved on to take more cities in Afghanistan.
Whether the Taliban negoti...
Ethiopia informs Egypt it has resumed filling Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
19 July 2021
Ethiopia went ahead with the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) amidst resistance by Egypt and Sudan. What are the Implications:
1. The filling of the d...
Another war in the Horn? Rising tension at the Ethiopia-Sudan border
02 July 2021
The intersection of China and Ethiopia’s political interests in the Horn of Africa - Zooming in on the conflict in Tigray
1. President Xi Jinping is committed “to addressing the ...
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: How the TPLF has outflanked the army
24 June 2021
1. The situation in Ethiopia is likely to deteriorate after elections.
2. The support of Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) by the US, amongst others and the resumption of boarde...