SA’s G20 presidency brings unprecedented opportunities for Africa
An Africa-centric and development-orientated G20 is key to South Africa’s presidency agenda.
Biden in Africa where policies were ‘over-promised and under-delivered’
Reflecting on outgoing US President Joe Biden’s legacy during state visits in Africa, SAIIA Senior Research Fellow Dr Cobus van Staden deliberates on the deeply rooted Chinese influence that exists across the continent and how the Biden administration has navigated this.
Leveraging strategic foresight to strengthen African mining sector
The AMDC Shifting Ground: A Strategic Foresight Framework to Transform African Mining report notes that AMDC efforts are challenged by the diverse interests of AU member states.
Uncertain future: how a Trump presidency could reshape South Africa’s economic landscape
What impact could Donald Trump’s presidency have on South Africa, particularly its role within the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which expires next year? SAIIA chief executive Elizabeth Sidiropoulos thinks it will be renewed but not as South Africa and many other countries had hoped.
Trump win makes balancing act between China and US even trickier for developing countries
While the world and global markets continue to react to Donald Trump’s election win, SAIIA Senior Researcher Gustavo de Carvalho outlines what this means in circumnavigating US and African relations within the global order.
Putin seizes BRICS Summit to challenge West
Speaking to Tortoise Media, SAIIA head of African Governance and Diplomacy, Steven Gruzd, unpacks several key pillars of the BRICS and most recent additions to the bloc.
BRICS for greater say of Global South
SAIIA Head of African Governance and Diplomacy, Steven Gruzd, weighs in on the importance of BRICS in asserting itself in the current global order, as leaders gather in Kazan, Russia, for the 16th BRICS Summit.
Pushing for global governance reform amid shifting geopolitical tides
In this interview with Forbes Africa, SAIIA Senior Researcher Gustavo de Carvalho discusses intra-BRICS trade and geopolitical divides against the backdrop of the 2024 BRICS summit.
BRICS Summit expected to discuss financial cooperation
In an interview with China Daily, Senior Researcher at SAIIA, Gustavo de Carvalho, offers his insights on the importance of financial cooperation and trade facilitation within BRICS member states.
BRICS for greater say of Global South
SAIIA Head of African Governance and Diplomacy, Steven Gruzd, weighs in on the importance of BRICS in asserting itself in the current global order, as leaders gather in Kazan, Russia, for the 16th BRICS Summit.