Lula rebukes Trump over tariff threat as BRICS gathers strength in Rio
SAIIA Senior Researcher, Gustavo de Carvalho, stresses that, “the US would have been far more aggressive to reduce that level of interest in BRICS”.
BRICS leaders condemn Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure
Senior Researcher with SAIIA’s African Governance and Diplomacy Programme, Gustavo de Carvalho, stresses BRICS’ long-term commitment to strengthening international bodies.
US participation in G20 Summit remains important and critical
SAIIA chief executive Elizabeth Sidiropoulos speaks to Daily Maverick following the joint DIRCO–SAIIA symposium on financial inclusion on 3 July.
Trump sees Africa deal as key to reviving peacemaker claims as he pursues Nobel prize
Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and Director of Okapi Consulting, Stephanie Wolters, speaks to The Globe and Mail about US President Donald Trump’s involvement in brokering a peace agreement between Rwanda and the DRC.
DRC conflict: Experts reject SANDF inference that SAMIDRC was a success
Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and Director of Okapi Consulting, Stephanie Wolters, speaks to Daily Maverick about the state of peace talks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
South Africa and Ukraine meet as relationships with Trump turn sour
Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, speaks to the BBC about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first official state visit to South Africa, reaffirming bilateral relations between the two countries.
South Africans seek ways to repair US relations as 30% tariffs seen as punishment
Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, speaks to The Irish Times about President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, which has left South Africa-US bilateral relations at their lowest point in the post-apartheid era.
Goma ‘fiasco’ deal to bring SA and SADC troops home hits a snag
Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and Director of Okapi Consulting, Stephanie Wolters, speaks to Daily Maverick about the DRC government’s comments that SADC troops may withdraw from Goma only after the M23 and Rwandan Defence Force have pulled out of the city.
As Trump silences VOA, Russia and China seize the opportunity to reshape Africa’s news ecosystem
Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, speaks to the Reuters Institute about social media and press freedom in the current geopolitical context of the US, Russia and China, and its implications for Africa.
South Africa’s G20 presidency complicated by US hostility
SAIIA chief executive Elizabeth Sidiropoulos speaks to African Business about South Africa’s G20 presidency amid strained relations with the US.