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.
Pressure mounts on Rwanda as M23 seize Bukavu
As the DRC insists on a military solution in the fight against the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, Stephanie Wolters, senior research fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs, highlights that “only a dialogue between DRC and Rwanda could overcome the acute crisis” as calls for faster intervention and more pressure are sounded.
AU summit unlikely to make progress on DRC
The AU summit in Addis Ababa is meant to be the next stage in regional efforts to halt the worsening conflict in the DRC.
Summit of regional leaders makes little progress in resolving DRC conflict
As the joint Summit between SADC and EAC disagreed on measures to address warfare in DRC, Stephanie Wolters describes the Summit as “very mitigated”.