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'The Government Could Have Stopped This' – Sectarian Violence and Ensuing Abuses in Burma’s Arakan State (August 2012)

This report describes how the Burmese authorities failed to take adequate measures to stem rising tensions and the outbreak of sectarian violence in Arakan State. Though the army eventually...

Isolated in Yunnan – Kachin Refugees from Burma in China’s Yunnan Province (July 2012)

HUMAN RIGHTS

This Human Rights Watch report describes how at least 7,000 to 10,000 ethnic Kachin refugees have fled war and abuses in Burma since June 2011, seeking refuge in southwestern China. The report is...

ANCYL: Statement by the African National Congress Youth League, on its policy workshop (05/06/2012)

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The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) held its Policy Workshop, in preparation for the African National Congress (ANC) Policy Conference, from the 1 -3 June 2012 at the St Georges...

SA: Motlanthe: Address by the Deputy President of South Africa, during a working visit to Ghana, Accra (20/04/2012)

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Allow me to take this opportunity to express my gratitude, and that of my delegation, for the invitation to your beautiful country and the warm welcome we have been accorded since our arrival.

Africa: A testing ground for the International Criminal Court?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Since its birth, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has had Africa as its most substantial client base. This can be interpreted as evidence of the poor governance systems that remain prevalent...

US: Obama: State of the Union Address, by the President of the United States, Washington (24/01/2012)

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Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of...

Cosatu: Dlamini: Address by the president, to the central executive committee (21/11/2011)

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Source: The Congress of South African Trade Unions Title: Cosatu: Dlamini: Address by the president, to the central executive committee

DA: Statement by Kenneth Mubu, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, on allowing Equatorial Guinea’s President Mbasago into the country (21/10/2011)

STATEMENTS

President Zuma and the Department of International Relations (DIRCO) are rolling out the red carpet today for Equatorial Guinea’s dictator, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasago, just after...

DA: Statement by Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance leader, congratulating Colin Elgin on Prze for Freedom 2012 (18/10/2011)

Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) congratulates Colin Eglin on receiving Liberal International’s Prize for Freedom 2012 this weekend. The last South African to win the prize was Helen Suzman...

South African Government (mis)Representing its People?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

“You and your government don’t represent me. You represent your own interests” an exasperated Archbishop Desmond Tutu proclaimed directly to South African President Jacob Zuma at a press...

How to use a United Nations Security Council seat to protect your business: The Chinese model

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

During the Darfur crisis, China used its seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to prevent numerous attempts to impose an embargo on Sudan. While Chinese involvement in Africa has...

Cosatu: Statement by Patrick Craven, Congress of South African Trade Union spokesperson, congratulating Ministers in challenging Walmart (05/08/2011)

Statements

The Congress of South African Trade Unions congratulates and fully supports the three government ministers who are to appeal to the Competition Appeal Court for a review of the Competition...

SA: Fransman: Budget vote speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, in the National Assembly (31/05/2011)

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Date: 31/05/2011
Source: The Department of International Relations and Cooperation
Title: SA: Fransman: Budget vote speech by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and...

AU Decision Exposes SA Policy on Security Council ‘Mission Creep’

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Critics of South Africa’s foreign policy were given further grist for their mill as news emerged from the recent AU Assembly (held in Addis Ababa from 30-31 January 2011) that the continent’s...

Statement by Dumisa Ntsebeza, chairman of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre, on the call for a cultural boycott of Israel (18/01/2011)

Statements

“Archbishop Desmond Tutu's call for a cultural boycott of Israel is a peaceful way to focus world attention on the plight of the people of Palestine. His stand is characteristic of a...

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