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June 16, 2023
Africa: Zelensky Rejects Any Proposal for a 'Frozen Conflict'
The Ukrainian President and the African Peace Mission appear to differ on the road to peace Read more »
June 11, 2023
Africa: Message to the African Peace Mission - Ukraine Shares a History With Africa On the Struggle for Liberation
It is very difficult for Ukrainians to accept the neutral character of some members of the African peace delegation, including South Africa and Uganda. Read more »
June 16, 2023
South Africa: Standoff At Warsaw Airport After Officials Try to Confiscate Weapons From Ramaphosa's Presidential Protection Unit
More than 10 hours after arriving in Warsaw, about 120 special forces, high-ranking security personnel as well as journalists were unable to disembark and head to Rzeszów. Read more »
June 07, 2023
Africa: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Welcomes African Peace Initiative - and Spells Out Two Immutable Principles
Dmytro Kuleba says Ukraine has told the African presidents' peace initiative that seceding Ukrainian territory to Russia is a non-starter in peace negotiations, and no peace plan… Read more »
June 06, 2023
South Africa: Democracy Dies Behind Closed Doors - Open the Lady R Inquiry
In the past week, Open Secrets has challenged both the South African Presidency and the US government to make public details of the mysterious cargo of the Russian vessel Lady R… Read more »
May 29, 2023
South Africa: Third Video of SA Hostage Gerco Van Deventer Released By Malian Captors
Gerco van Deventer has been held by al-Qaeda in northern Africa for more than five years. In the most recent video, the South African paramedic called for help to 'gain what was… Read more »
May 28, 2023
South Africa: Ramaphosa Announces Panel to Investigate Allegations About Russian Ship
The President has given an independent panel six weeks to complete an investigation into arms allegations about the Russian cargo vessel, the Lady R. Read more »
May 18, 2023
South Africa: Lady R Saga Reveals a Ship of State Foundering in a Sea of Uncertainty and Ineptitude
Wherever the truth lies in this sorry saga, what we have is a fundamental lack of transparency and trust between a government and its citizenry. We simply cannot believe what… Read more »
May 15, 2023
South Africa: Army Chief Visits Moscow for Talks About Military Cooperation
Amid a crisis in relations with the US over South Africa's growing relations with Russia, head of the SA army Lieutenant-General Lawrence Mbatha is visiting Moscow for talks on… Read more »
May 13, 2023
South Africa: U.S. Rang Alarm Bells About Alleged Russian Arms Trade in February - Minister
The impact on the South African economy of any secondary sanctions which the US might impose on this country because of its stance on Russia's war against Ukraine - including the… Read more »
May 11, 2023
South Africa: U.S. Ambassador Lashes Out At ANC Govt for 'Providing Arms and Ammunition to Russia'
After months of silence about the Russian vessel which docked in Simon's Town, the Presidency's solution to the quagmire is an independent inquiry to be led by a retired judge. Read more »
April 28, 2023
South Africa: Refugees Evicted From UNHCR Offices Granted Shelter in Old Bronkhorstpruit School
The building does not have toilets or electricity. But the refugees say it is better than Lindela Repatriation Centre Read more »
April 24, 2023
South Africa: Trapped South Africans Embark On Precarious Rescue Mission From Sudan Conflict Zone
A 'multi-SA government department' effort has assisted 41 trapped South Africans to be bussed out of Sudan, said Gift of the Givers Imtiaz Sooliman. A further 29 South Africans are… Read more »
April 23, 2023
South Africa: 'Gold Mafia' Whistle-Blower Places Wanted Terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in Gupta, Zuma Circles
Dawood Ibrahim is one of India's most wanted terror suspects and is accused of working with the Taliban. An Al Jazeera exposé places him in this country during Jacob Zuma's… Read more »
April 19, 2023
South Africa: Refugee Families Camped Outside UNHCR Offices in Pretoria on Brink of Eviction
The refugees say they do not want to return to their homes in South Africa or to their countries of origin -- they want to be sent to a third country. Read more »
April 02, 2023
South Africa: In Apparent Effort Not to Upset Putin's Russia, ANC Government Bans Arms Sales to Poland
The ANC's South Africa has bet firmly on a dark side of history in selecting its partner of choice in the Russification of its foreign and domestic policy. Its choice is not based… Read more »
February 15, 2023
South Africa: Smoke, Mirrors - Naval Exercise Mosi II Is a Potemkin Village
If the South Africans participating in Exercise Mosi II are impressed they would, I suspect, be falling for one of the oldest tricks in the book. Read more »
February 13, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Mayor Says 'Voetsek' to Docked Russian Frigate Admiral Gorshkov
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Russian warship not welcome in the Mother City: 'Cape Town will not be complicit in Russia's evil war.' Read more »
January 12, 2023
Africa: Wagner Group Leads Russia's African Front in Cold War With the West
As men are being slaughtered on all sides in a grinding war of attrition for the control of destroyed Ukrainian cities, the new Cold War between Russia and the West is being played… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Mozambique: Defence Officials Probe 'Despicable' Video of Soldiers Apparently Burning Insurgent Bodies
Defence officials are investigating a "despicable" video circulating on social media which seems to show regional soldiers, including at least one member of the South African… Read more »
November 07, 2022
South Africa: US Treasury Sanctions Four 'Members of ISIS Cell in South Africa'
Four Durban men were named by the US Treasury on Monday as allegedly being part of an Isis cell in South Africa. Four companies linked to the men have also been added to US… Read more »
November 01, 2022
East Africa: Success of East African Community Peace Process Hinges On Regional Coordination On Eastern DRC Conflict
The bloc's first-ever troop deployment to a member country will test its capacity to resolve complex conflicts. Read more »
October 30, 2022
Africa: Ethiopian Peace Talks in South Africa Will Continue Into Monday - Sources
The organisers have been maintaining almost complete radio silence about the talks, making it very difficult to assess progress. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Mozambique: Insurgents Kill Italian Nun in Attack On Mission Station
The killing of a nun in Mozambique has raised concerns that the Islamic State-linked insurgency is now taking hold in a new province -- Nampula. Read more »
August 15, 2012
Africa: Standing By to Standby - the African Peacekeeping Force With More Problems Than Solutions
The African Standby Force is a beautiful concept. The crack troops were meant to be the silver bullet for Africa's security problems, a rapid-response team able to get in and stop… Read more »
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