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Are Christians Persecuted? Well, It’s Complicated
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 12th December 2025 US President Donald Trump’s comments on Christian persecution in Nigeria highlight a sensitive issue, but religious violence is complex and demands... →
I saw the crescent . . . 
By: Terence Creamer 12th December 2025 As the sun sets on 2025, South Africa’s long-awaited recovery is becoming visible like the first sliver of a waxing crescent days after a new moon.... →
From nativism to society’s chains
By: Saliem Fakir 12th December 2025 Most of what we see in life comes from the way we organise life. As humans are social animals, the way they organise society can determine their... →
Key developments across Africa in 2025
By: In On Africa IOA 11th December 2025 Trends make order out of developments. While 2025 saw a medley of individual developments striking with regularity in all fields of human... →
Boko Haram’s intelligence networks fuel its deadly resurgence
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th December 2025 Since launching its Camp Holocaust offensive at the beginning of 2025, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has carried out over 200 attacks,... →
Post-war Liberia’s ongoing quest to reverse the culture of impunity
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th December 2025 Two decades after Liberia’s civil wars ended, new laws are a chance to learn from past mistakes that impeded transitional justice. Liberian... →
Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: As the death list gets longer, my name is…
11th December 2025 Ah, Chief Dwasaho! As I sit in the hushed echo of my writing desk, I sense the whispers of those long gone. I write with the dead standing behind... →
No time to lose in establishing SA’s new anti-corruption agency
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th December 2025 Long-established norms of human rights, diversity and democracy are under attack worldwide. Conflict, fascism and disinformation are on the rise.... →
Can Zambia capitalise on intensifying great power rivalry?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th December 2025 Diplomatic overtures and strategic deals in Southern Africa have set the tone for a packed international itinerary in the neighbourhood recently.... →
Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labour
5th December 2025 The G20 group of the world’s 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment – the Women... →
