DRC conflict: Experts reject SANDF inference that SAMIDRC was a success
Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and Director of Okapi Consulting, Stephanie Wolters, speaks to Daily Maverick about the state of peace talks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
South Africa and Ukraine meet as relationships with Trump turn sour
Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, speaks to the BBC about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first official state visit to South Africa, reaffirming bilateral relations between the two countries.
South Africans seek ways to repair US relations as 30% tariffs seen as punishment
Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, speaks to The Irish Times about President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, which has left South Africa-US bilateral relations at their lowest point in the post-apartheid era.
Goma ‘fiasco’ deal to bring SA and SADC troops home hits a snag
Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and Director of Okapi Consulting, Stephanie Wolters, speaks to Daily Maverick about the DRC government’s comments that SADC troops may withdraw from Goma only after the M23 and Rwandan Defence Force have pulled out of the city.
As Trump silences VOA, Russia and China seize the opportunity to reshape Africa’s news ecosystem
Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, speaks to the Reuters Institute about social media and press freedom in the current geopolitical context of the US, Russia and China, and its implications for Africa.
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.