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Growth and identity: right goals, wrong game plan for SA’s National Dialogue
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th August 2025 With inclusive economic growth, SA’s rainbow nation dream is possible – but can an ANC-dominated dialogue deliver? Amidst significant discord,... →
South Africa has chosen a risky approach to global politics: 3 steps it must take to succeed
19th August 2025 South Africa finds itself in a dangerous historical moment. The world order is under threat from its own primary architect. The US wants to remain... →
Western Sahara: why Algeria supports the Sahrawi’s right to govern themselves
19th August 2025 Western Sahara is a disputed territory in north-west Africa. It lies south of Morocco, north-east of Mauritania, and west of Algeria. It was... →
Drought can make farmers feel worried and hopeless: Ghana study finds social networks help
19th August 2025 Droughts are a familiar hardship in Ghana’s semi-arid north, where rainfall is erratic and agriculture is the mainstay of rural economies. The... →
Imagery and identities in Mandela’s leadership – Part 3
By: Raymond Suttner 18th August 2025 Imagery has always been important in liberation movement politics and history. In the case of the South African Native National Congress, (the name... →
Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza? International court will take years to decide, but states have a duty to act now
18th August 2025 South Africa instituted a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague in late December 2023, claiming Israel was... →
End of a Cycle? South Africa’s G20 Presidency and the Future of Global Cooperation
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 18th August 2025 South Africa closes the first cycle of G20 presidencies with a call to refocus on development, equality and cooperation amid rising fragmentation... →
Nigeria rebases its economy again – here’s what sets it apart
By: Africa Check 18th August 2025 In mid-2025, Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) updated how it calculates gross domestic product or GDP, changing the base year from... →
Tanzania’s independence leader Julius Nyerere built a new army fit for African liberation: how he did it
15th August 2025 Tanzania has long enjoyed a reputation as a peaceful country. In contrast to most of its neighbours, this east African nation of 67 million people... →
‘Reimagining Nigeria’: fact-checking president’s adviser Tope Fasua’s bold economic claims
By: Africa Check 15th August 2025 In a July 2025 discussion on Arise News TV, Tope Fasua, economic adviser to Nigeria’s president, called for a bigger national budget to tackle... →
