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South Africans fighting for Israel in Gaza: what does the law say?
26th March 2024 South Africa’s foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, said the country’s citizens fighting for the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza faced prosecution upon... →
Senegal: Macky Sall’s reputation is dented, but the former president did a lot at home and abroad
26th March 2024 Macky Sall’s legacy as Senegal’s president since 2012 became more complex in his last year in office. The year was so filled with transgressions... →
Kenya’s greylisting for weak action on money laundering and terrorism financing: what that means and what must happen next
26th March 2024 Kenya and Namibia are the latest African countries to be placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list over their weak measures against... →
Can Somalia’s new Tubsan Center secure alliances to prevent terrorism?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th March 2024 Security in Somalia has deteriorated in recent months in the face of rising al-Shabaab attacks. Until recently, military operations, new... →
Parents who believe their children can have a better future are more likely to read and play with them – South African study
25th March 2024 Every day, a small group of women make their way through the community of Sweetwaters, near the South African city of Pietermaritzburg, with bags... →
New panel on Sudan faces many obstacles
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th March 2024 Can the African Union’s new high-level panel succeed where other diplomatic efforts over the past year have failed? Sudan’s 11-month civil war is... →
Youth and the rising climate threat to Africa’s coastal communities
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th March 2024 Given fast-growing coastal populations, African youth should be the focus of climate adaptation efforts and the blue economy. Africa is highly... →
In play
By: Terence Creamer 22nd March 2024 Confirmation that the curtailment framework outlined by Eskom in January is available to wind independent power producers (IPPs) preparing project... →
Debt, climate change and economic transformation
By: Saliem Fakir 22nd March 2024 Debt is never free lunch, even if it is for the cause of climate change. Debt’s relation is defined by what the creditor demands as the rate of... →
Chad presidential election: assassination of main opposition figure casts doubt on country’s return to democracy
20th March 2024 The assassination of Chad’s main opposition leader, Yaya Dillo, is hanging heavy over presidential elections due in early May. Dillo was killed on... →
