Tensions amid high hopes for peace breakthrough at EAC-SADC summit
Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs have stressed the urgency of finding a way out of the crisis in eastern DRC where Rwanda-backed rebels’ rapid advance has fanned fears of a wider war. “Leaders must push Kinshasa to rehink its refusal to talk directly to the M23, while […]
US boycotts G20 foreign ministers meet, attacks South African land reforms
SAIIA Chief Executive Elizabeth Sidiropoulos highlights that it would be telling if President Trump forgoes the opportunity to attend South Africa’s G20.
US Secretary of State Rubio drops bombshell, won’t attend G20 Summit in SA, cites ‘anti-Americanism’
SAIIA Chief Executive Elizabeth Sidiropoulos clarifies that the G20 will not collapse, following Marco Rubio’s announcement that he will not attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
What’s at stake for South Africa in the DRC crisis?
“South Africa wanted to get involved because the DRC is a member state of SADC and they wanted to assist for the prestige as a peacekeeper,” says Stephanie Wolters, Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and a Director of Okapi Consulting in this interview with Deutsche Welle.
Diplomatic efforts intensify to end DRC conflict and extract trapped SA troops
President Cyril Ramaphosa is in desperate pursuit of an urgent ceasefire to extricate the trapped troops. Stephanie Wolters, Senior Research Fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs and a Director of Okapi Consulting, weighed in on the regional efforts underway to end the war.
The Trump 2.0 effect: How the barrage of executive orders could jeopardise SA’s wellbeing
In response to the recent withdrawal from the World Health Organisation, SAIIA chief executive Elizabeth Sidiropoulos explains the significant impact of this as the “single largest member state.”
Surprise accession by Indonesia to BRICS boosts economy and credibility of the bloc
Indonesia’s decision to join BRICS reflects a shift in its foreign policy under new president Prabowo Subianto, SAIIA Chief Executive Elizabeth Sidiropoulos tells the Daily Maverick.
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.