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Elections – a historic shift to the middle
24th June 2024 First, some things that did not happen during this election season are as important as those that did. What did not happen? →
Global pandemic treaty will help fight future threats: top negotiator on how talks are going
21st June 2024 For the past two years the World Health Organization’s 194 member states have been negotiating an international accord on pandemic prevention,... →
Saulos Chilima’s sudden death leaves a dangerous vacuum in Malawi
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st June 2024 The former vice-president’s death could create a political dilemma or an opportunity for President Lazarus Chakwera. Political tensions have been... →
South Africa’s foreign policy: a unity government must be practical in a turbulent world
21st June 2024 As South Africa navigates fundamental political change, it faces stark choices on foreign policy posture and priorities. The change has been... →
Defusing CBAM
By: Terence Creamer 21st June 2024 South Africa is strenuously opposing the European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that, under its evolving design and... →
African refugees neglected as crises worsen
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th June 2024 World Refugee Day is a reminder that Africa and the world cannot peacefully maintain the current pace of displacement. As of May, 120 million... →
South Africa’s unity government: 4 crucial factors for it to work
19th June 2024 Governments of national unity built on power-sharing arrangements are common in Africa and elsewhere in the world. Now South Africa also has a... →
Mother City: a tough, passionate film about the battle for affordable housing in Cape Town
19th June 2024 A third of the way into Mother City there’s a scene that characterises this tough, passionate film about Cape Town and its paradoxes of beauty and... →
Do almost half of Nigerians suffer multiple forms of poverty? Fact-checking columnist’s claims
By: Africa Check 19th June 2024 Nigerians have been struggling with the high cost of living, with trade unions organising a nationwide strike to demand a higher minimum wage. As... →
AI can make African elections more efficient – but trust must be built and proper rules put in place
18th June 2024 Time magazine has dubbed 2024 a “super election year”. An astonishing 4-billion people are eligible to vote in countries across the world this... →
