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– US-China tensions: how Africa can avoid being caught in a new Cold War
There are fears that escalating US-Chinese tensions could threaten the independence of African and other nonaligned nations.
- Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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– Jimmy Carter: the American president whose commitment to Africa went beyond his term
The motivations for Carter’s interest in Africa are deeply personal. His record should remind all democrats, including those in Africa, to hold leaders accountable to high ethical standards.
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Raymond W. Baker says the estimated hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden wealth a decade ago has skyrocketed to trillions today.
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– US midterm elections deserve Africa’s attention – but not for reasons of foreign policy
Despite America's deep divisions, the electioneering showed democracy's resilience. This should be a boost for democracy advocates across Africa.
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– Joe Biden and Cyril Ramaphosa: finding common ground amid divisions at home and abroad
Both presidents are committed democrats operating in hostile environments. They are also committed to forging mutually beneficial ties.
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– US secretary of state Antony Blinken's visit aims to reset relations with South Africa
The meetings between Blinken and his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor could help iron out misunderstandings about the intent of the US targeting Russian 'malign' activities in Africa.
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The G7 summit offered the most recent insights for Africa into how western nations are considering their stakes in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the impact that could have on developing nations.
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– How Africa can respond to the seismic changes in the world: lessons from history
In 2022 the world is in the midst of another inflection point that few predicted. African countries have history they can draw on to respond.
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– African countries showed disunity in UN votes on Russia: South Africa's role was pivotal
The unwillingness of African governments to forge a unified position on the Russian invasion has damaged the credibility of their pan-African commitments.
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– Biden's summit for democracy: what Africa needs to bring to the table
Africa can make important contributions to the issues on the agenda: defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and respect for human rights.
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– What African countries can expect from Biden: and what they should ask for
At the top of President Biden's foreign policy agenda are COVID-19 and climate change. He has also pledged to make diplomacy and multilateralism the primary means of US foreign policy.
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– America's inflection point: four key things Africa must watch for
Many political issues in the 2020 US election are domestic. But black resistance to white supremacy has long had global repercussions.
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– Africa's wish list of what might change under a Biden presidency
A Biden presidency would be highly likely to adopt policies that would restore the cooperative links that prevailed under Obama.
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– Frank review of South African foreign policy over 25 years
The country's national interest and human rights remain the two topics bedevilling South Africa's foreign policy.
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– How the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago resonated across Africa
I appreciate this comment. My partisan account of SA reflects my hope it’s experiment in civic nationalism will succeed in supplanting the (white) ethnic nationalism rooted in European colonialism that…
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– How the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago resonated across Africa
While there certainly were variations of the oppression of South Africa’s majority from the introduction of slavery in 1658 through the period of white minority sovereignty that suppressed the majority…
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– How the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago resonated across Africa
Marking the end of the Cold War offers the chance to reflect on the changes and continuities in African politics and international relations since 1989.
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– Trump is grabbing headlines. Why Africa can’t afford to be distracted
I am not blaming Trump for every global disaster. With regard to the one I noted I hope you would agree that his withdrawal of US participation in the Paris climate change accord, and the refusal to honour…
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– Trump is grabbing headlines. Why Africa can’t afford to be distracted
Africa has already felt the effects of Donald Trump's climate change denialism. Recent events are also raising political issues of keen interest among the continent's democrats.
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Three urgent issues at the interplay of foreign and domestic affairs will be of strategic long-term importance to South Africa and Africa.
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