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.
Is king coal back in South Africa?
SAIIA Programme Manager and Researcher in the Futures Programme, Letitia Jentel, discusses the “cancel coal” case with Earth Dialogue, its implications for South Africa’s G20 leadership and an economy that redistributes land while supporting community-owned energy projects.
Wealth and warfare empower a Rwanda-backed militant group in the DRC
Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and Director of Okapi Consulting, Stephanie Wolters, discusses the DRC conflict with The New York Times.
Donald Trump looks to DRC for potential deal on rare earth minerals
Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and Director of Okapi Consulting, Stephanie Wolters, discusses the geopolitical complexities of the DRC’s national interests as US President Donald Trump considers a deal for rare earth minerals.
Southern African forces to leave DRC as rebels gain ground
In this interview with the BBC, Stephanie Wolters, Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and a Director of Okapi Consulting, reflects on the decision of Southern African leaders to withdraw their troops from eastern DRC.
Is Trump mulling a minerals deal with conflict-hit DRC?
In this interview with the BBC, Stephanie Wolters, Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and a Director of Okapi Consulting, discusses the DRC’s bid to gain the US as an ally in its fight against M23 rebels.
Why eastern DRC remains stuck in conflict
Stephanie Wolters, Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and a Director of Okapi Consulting, speaks to Deutsche Welle about some of the key factors behind the latest chapter in eastern DRC’s long history of instability.
Why South Africa is breaking away from its western allies
SAIIA Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme, Steven Gruzd, speaks to The Jerusalem Post about the challenges and intricacies of economic clout, attempts to balance conflicting alliances and BRICS as a challenge to US hegemony, against the backdrop of South Africa’s historical ties with Russia.
Rubio snubs South Africa’s G20 meeting amid diplomatic tensions
As final preparations are underway for South Africa’s hosting of foreign ministers from the G20, the chief diplomat for the world’s largest economy, the US, will not attend. Steven Gruzd, Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA weighs in.
South Africa open to nuclear project bids from Russia or Iran
Isabel Bosman, a researcher in SAIIA’s African Governance and Diplomacy programme, addresses the diplomatic complexity between South Africa and the US following President Donald Trump’s executive order halting aid to the country and its implications in renewing a new civilian nuclear pact in this interview with Reuters.