SADC’s Financing Gap Threatens Integration Agenda
This year’s SADC Summit again put industrialisation, infrastructure and regional integration at the centre of its agenda, but achieving these goals will require deeper economic integration.
The African Green Industrial Pivot: Unlocking Resilience and Acceleration to 2063
Africa is at a decisive moment in its energy and industrial history. The continent has some of the richest solar, wind and mineral resources on Earth, yet roughly 600 million of its people still live without reliable electricity.
The BRICS Energy Compass: A Framework for Decision-Makers
This working paper is a strategic navigation tool for decision-makers and policy-makers, development finance practitioners, civil society actors and multilateral institutions tasked with navigating the complex and often contradictory BRICS energy and climate landscape.
Partners Across the Divide: South Africa, Japan and Multilateralism in the Post-Aid Era
Developments around TICAD 9, South Africa’s G20 presidency and subsequent exclusion from the 2026 Summit has signalled a shift in the terms of Africa’s engagement with the world.
What the BRICS Summit Will Test About South Africa’s Influence
Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, Gustavo de Carvalho shares five insights into how South Africa builds diplomatic influence and the limits of relying on soft power alone.
Who Writes AI’s Rules When Someone Else Owns the Machines?
To counter the dominance of Western-led standards in AI governance, BRICS countries are trying to shift the focus from ethics that favour the Global North to digital sovereignty and development rights.
SAJIA Special Issue Vol. 33.2: Digital Pathways to Peace in Africa
The latest issue of the South African Journal of International Affairs explores how digital technologies are reshaping peace, security, governance and diplomacy across Africa.
From Policy to Practice: The Foreign Service Act and South Africa’s Economic Diplomacy
Amid rising geo-economic competition and pressure on the multilateral trading system, economic diplomacy demands expertise in trade, investment, digital governance and regulation.
Diversification Without Coordination: The Scope for a Collective African Voice in BRICS
South Africa, Egypt and Ethiopia are engaging BRICS through distinct national strategies while navigating broader commitments but coordination remains limited.
Address by German Foreign Minister Dr Johann Wadephul on South African-German Relations
Full text of German Foreign Minister Dr Johann Wadephul’s address during a dialogue co-hosted by SAIIA and the German Embassy in Pretoria exploring South African-German relations on 23 July 2026.