Africa and Its External Partners: Evaluation in Today’s Global System
SAIIA’s Gustavo de Carvalho speaks to Modern Diplomacy about aspects of Africa’s development in the context of shifting geopolitics, its relationships with external countries and expected roles in the emerging multipolar world.
How Africa approaches its critical minerals
SAIIA Senior Research Fellow Dr Cobus van Staden speaks to Engineering News & Mining Weekly about how Africa can leverage its critical minerals to drive industrialisation and avoid repeating patterns of extractive, low-value export economies.
Remembering Steven Gruzd: From Scrabble prodigy to African diplomacy titan
Daily Maverick pays tribute to the late Steven Gruzd, Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA.
France denies that Trump pressured Macron to disinvite Ramaphosa from the G7
SAIIA’s Elizabeth Sidiropoulos reflects on France’s denial of Trump-linked G7 pressure and the challenges of reaching consensus among leaders.
How Africa gets shortchanged in trade with Europe
SAIIA’s Joseph Matola speaks to Deutsche Welle about persistent structural imbalances in Africa-Europe trade.
SADC must fast-track integration to unlock growth, says economist
SAIIA’s Joseph Matola speaks to Xinhua News about the need for SADC to move from rhetorical commitments to practical economic integration.
Bozell’s ‘big mistake’ shows SA who he is
SAIIA’s Gustavo de Carvalho examines the diplomatic fallout from US Ambassador Brent Bozell’s comments and what they reveal about the current state of US-SA relations.
BRICS members at odds over Iran war
In this interview with the Daily Maverick, Senior Researcher with SAIIA’s African Governance and Diplomacy Programme, Gustavo de Carvalho, discusses divisions within the BRICS bloc over the war involving Iran.
The South Africans sent to fight Russia’s war
SAIIA’s Elizabeth Sidiropoulos discusses the recruitment of South Africans into Russia’s war in Ukraine and the broader implications for South Africa’s non-aligned foreign policy stance.
How South Africa can win in the new world order
Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, speaks to Currency News about the global disruption triggered by President Donald Trump’s second administration.