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Your Excellency, President Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China, Leadership of the Government of China, Your Excellency, Mr Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations,...
Idasa wishes to congratulate the African Union (AU), the South African Development Community (SADC) and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma with her appointment as the new Chair of the African Union Commission....
The Chairperson of the African Union President of Benin, Dr Thomas Boni Yayi Your Excellencies, African Union Heads of State and Government Honourable Ministers and members of the Executive Council...
In a controversial decision on 21 June 2012, the United States Government blacklisted Mr Abu Muhammed Abubakar, the Boko Haram leader popularly known as Imam or Sheik Abubakar Shekau, and two of...
A recent ruling by the Supreme Court in Zambia may have serious consequences for business. Up to now it has been possible to rely on an unregistered trade mark in trade mark oppositions in Zambia...
In the early hours of 22 March 2012, news of a military coup d’état in Mali spread across the world. Claiming a lack of adequate means and resources to fight Tuareg insurgents in the north of...
African states reinforced their ownership of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) at a regional conference on the Universalisation of the CCM on 28–30 May 2012 in Accra, Ghana. The CCM is...
Heads of State of the African Union (AU) gathered in Sandton, South Africa on Friday 25 May for the first Global African Diaspora Summit. This meeting aspired to forge closer ties between ‘Africa...
The militant Islamic movement Boko Haram, which has its roots in Nigeria, poses a potential danger to Nigeria’s neighbours should its influence spread beyond the country’s borders. This...
We are honoured to present to this EPC today our Budget Vote for 2012 / 2013.
We are doing so at a time when the global economic outlook is a major cause for concern resulting in a great deal of...
Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the media
In this briefing today, we will focus on South Africa’s hosting of the Global African Diaspora Summit, which is scheduled for 23-25 May 2012. We...
Expelled ANC youth league leader Julius Malema says he has been mistreated by the ANC,
Zimbabwe is threatening a crackdown on the media over what it called sensational and inaccurate reporting and...
Despite the declaration by the African Union (AU) that 2012 is the Year of Shared Values (including the spread of democratic norms), West Africa has witnessed two coup d’états – in Mali and...
Increasing international economic and financial integration has created opportunities for growth and development, but it has also made it easier for crises to spread from one country to another....
Maritime insecurity in West Africa is fast becoming a major area of concern, particularly given the increase in piracy and armed attacks upon shipping and trade. Altogether 19 incidents of piracy...