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n a report presented by Hon. Marwick Khumalo, Chairperson of the Committee on Cooperation, International Relations and Conflict Resolution, the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
The political landscape of Africa in 2011 was largely defined by the protests in North Africa, which eventually led to the overthrow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt...
The newly established African Governance Architecture (AGA) is yet another African Union (AU) initiative that is bound to face serious challenges on the continent. Between 15 and 17 March 2011, a...
The newly established African Governance Architecture (AGA) is yet another African Union (AU) initiative that is bound to face serious challenges on the continent. Between 15 and 17 March 2011, a...
As negotiations continue over the fate of the Abyei-region, the outstanding referendum is still the main stumbling block in reaching a final agreement on this issue.
With democratic uprisings spreading from Tunis to Cairo to Tripoli, the world`s attention is fixed on the events in North Africa and rightly so. Tunisia prepares for elections as a fragile...
Free and fair elections should ideally only take place when there is a stable security environment. Many fear that the upcoming elections in Sudan, from 11 to 13 April, would lead to unrestrained...
Southern Sudan will hold a referendum on whether or not it should remain as a part of Sudan in January 2011. This is part of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the central government and the Sudan...
The decisions of the recent 14th African Union (AU) summit held in Addis Ababa from 25 January - 2 February 2010 on the International Criminal Court (ICC) are encouraging, considering the AU's...
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir - who faces an international warrant of arrest for alleged war crimes - would be arrested "today" if he were to land in South Africa, the Department of...
The South African government is seeking legal advice on how to respond to the international arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
As Africa continues to reflect on president Obama's speech in Ghana during his inaugural visit to the continent as president of the United States, one message should find a permanent place in...
In this video clip, Jemima Njeri Kariri, a Senior Researcher in the International Crime in Africa Programme at the Institute for Security Studies, speaks to Polity's Amy Witherden on the African...
The outcome of the recent African Union (AU) Summit held in Sirte, Libya on 1-3 July 2009, under the chairmanship of President Muammar Gadaffi, came as a surprise for analysts and those who have...