Unpacking South Africa’s foreign policy at the Valdai Discussion Club

At the 16th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Russia, ahead of the inaugural Russia-Africa Summit, our Chief Executive Elizabeth Sidiropoulos was interviewed about South Africa’s foreign policy since 1994, including its participation in the various organs of the United Nations and the BRICS bloc, where South Africa seeks to promote both its own interests and the interests of Africa as a whole.

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8 Nov 2019

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