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Is Trump giving US companies the green light on bribery?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th February 2025 Trump’s suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act turns back the clock 50 years on global anti-corruption efforts. United States (US)... →
The growing importance of rare earth minerals in African mining
By: In On Africa IOA 14th February 2025 2025 is predicted to be a tipping point for the mining of rare earth minerals in Africa. The continent’s output will make significant strides... →
New abnormal
By: Terence Creamer 14th February 2025 In normal times, the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) would be the dominant political event in South Africa during the week of its delivery.... →
Donald Trump’s war on global governance: lessons from the past on how to fight back
13th February 2025 US president Donald Trump’s recent actions seem designed to reassert American power and demonstrate that it is still the dominant global power and... →
Trump and South Africa: what is white victimhood, and how is it linked to white supremacy?
13th February 2025 American president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to withdraw aid from South Africa. He was reacting to what he has called the South... →
Sustainable economic growth in South Africa will come from renewables, not coal: what our model shows
13th February 2025 Coal fired power stations produce 85% of South Africa’s electricity, making the country the biggest producer of harmful greenhouse-gas emissions in... →
South Africa’s G20 presidency faces mounting pressure
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th February 2025 The challenge isn’t just defending Africa’s interests but managing a G20 in which one of its most powerful members is actively disengaged. When... →
Nigeria’s schoolchildren again targeted in mass abductions
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th February 2025 Driven initially by extremist ideology, the kidnappings have become ransom-seeking operations by cross-border criminal groups. Since Boko Haram’s... →
Overcoming security dilemmas in the Great Lakes region
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th February 2025 Mistrust between leaders and the region’s militaristic past make security cooperation between affected countries difficult – but essential. Since... →
Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: health scholar explains why
11th February 2025 US president Donald Trump has taken a series of decisions that have delivered body blows to the global management of health. He has announced that... →
