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Ebrahim Ebrahim joined the liberation movement as a youth activist in 1952, and participated in the Congress of the People Campaign which drew up and adopted the Freedom Charter in 1955. He joined...
At the African Union’s (AU) 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa from 26-27 May, the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) was...
The recent 19th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, injected new momentum into the decade old African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) with the appointment of new leadership to the APR Forum...
Syrian troops and rebels are recruiting children to fight in the country's civil war and some have been tortured by government forces for having links to the opposition, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said...
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was formed in December 1994 as a regional organisation whose mission is to promote economic integration through trade and investment in...
Honourable Chairperson, this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the promulgation of one of those heinous pieces of legislation which the Apartheid government used to strip our people of their...
Within the context of the global economy, Africa is widely recognised as a key developing market. Entry into and expansion within the African continent is regarded by many multinational...
98 community care workers representing over 50 organisations with the Community Care Workers Forum, the Wellness Foundation and the People’s Health Movement of South Africa met to reaffirm the...
A new study by global payments technology company Visa has placed South Africa first among 11 African countries in terms of economic integration.
The first Visa Africa Integration Index, which was...
Last weekend African leaders all over the continent in some way or the other celebrated the establishment of the OAU 50 years ago. The emphasis in public speeches was on the theme of unity – the...
Over the past few years, increased urbanisation has led to the growth of the informal housing sector (slums) that are characterised by lack of formal housing, poor sanitation, poverty and high...
Eastern Congo's most powerful warlord stands on a hillside, surrounded by heavily armed fighters, and gazes down on the sprawling lakeside city of Goma spread invitingly below him in the distance....
While Africa is the world’s second-fastest growing region, its rate of poverty reduction is insufficient to reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving extreme poverty and hunger by...
Released today, The MDG Report 2013: Assessing progress in Africa toward the Millennium Development Goals concludes that while Africa is the world’s second fastest growing region, its rate of...
An optimistic future for Sub-Saharan Africa with higher levels of human development is possible through greater engagement with other regions of the South, the United Nations Development Programme...