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The Trump threat: how worried should South Africa be?
As the world braces for Donald Trump’s return, uncertainty looms over the future of the international geopolitical landscape.
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Keeping the spotlight on Africa’s child soldiers
Roughly 21 000 children have been recruited as soldiers by government forces and armed groups across Africa in the past five ...
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Sudan’s civil war fuels a new regional conflict economy
Sudan’s civil war continues to rage, with no sign that either the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) or Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are close to a military victory or open to a ceasefire. According to the UN ...
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Despite rising conflict, Africa’s peace parks can promote development
Protecting Africa’s wildlife is essential. But protecting indigenous populations and local communities is equally important. The traditional use of wildlife by Indigenous peoples is often ignored and ...
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Global hardwood demand cuts deep into The Gambia’s revenue
Illegal logging in Africa costs the continent up to US$17 billion annually. A high global demand for African hardwood fuels this environmental crime. By value and by volume, rosewood is the most ...
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Sink or swim: Africa’s crucial maritime milestones in 2025
This year marks the end of the Decade of African Seas and Oceans (2015-2025) – an African Union (AU) initiative to promote the sustainable use and governance of Africa’s marine and coastal resources.
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Can Burundi afford to pull its troops out of Somalia?
The United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) decided in December 2024 to replace the current AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) with a smaller force – the AU Support and Stabilization Mission ...
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Why were Africa’s violence levels up in 2024?
2024 was a bleak year for Africa. Libya and Sudan were partitioned. Ethiopia struggled to contain insurgencies in Tigray, Amhara and Oromia, and conflict continued in South Sudan and Somalia. Coups ...
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Africa’s youth agenda must include peace, security and development
The youth, peace and security agenda doesn’t place enough emphasis on under-development as a root cause of insecurity. Africa’s slow development, which disproportionately affects young people, is a ...
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The fall of Syria’s Assad regime is bad news for Libya
For Russia, as for Iran, last month’s fall of the 54-year-old Assad dynasty in Syria was a major geo-strategic setback. Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s sudden defeat threatened Russia’s ...
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Peter Fabricius
Africa takes the reins for the first time in 20 years, but will the new secretary-general adopt a more assertive stance? This month’s BRICS Summit should indicate the club’s future direction, which ...