Libyan warring parties meet in Morocco in another attempt to forge peace

Libya has been grappling with political fragmentation and instability since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, leading to years of division between rival factions. After more than a decade of turmoil, including a failed election attempt in 2021, talks happening in Morocco have brought together d…

Fears of fresh turmoil in Mozambique as the country awaits the decision of the Constitutional Council on elections

Tension is simmering in Mozambique, as the country awaits the announcement of the Constitutional Council in relation to the election results. The Council is expected to make public its conclusion on Monday. The country has been marred by chaos as thousands took to the streets protesting against t…

Former Statistician-General of South Africa,  Dr Pali Lehohla  says South Africa could learn from its colonisers

Dr Pali Lehohla is a Social Activist and Columnist . He is the former Statistician-General of South Africa. A position he held from the year 2000 up to 2017. He has served as the Chair of the United Nations Statistics Commission. He was also the founding chair of the Statistics Commission of Africa…

SA Opposition political party the EFF will convene its third elective conference

South Africa Opposition political party the Economic Freedom Fighters will convene its third elective conference from today to Sunday in Johannesburg. It will serve as a crucial forum for EFF branches enabling them to elect new leaders who will steer the party until 2029, alongside revisiting and …

SA Finance Minister raises concerns about impending solvency challenges facing some developing countries as the G20

South Africa's Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has raised concerns about the impending solvency challenges facing some developing countries as the G20 works to address global debt issues. Godongwana made these remarks at the opening of a meeting within the G20 finance track, where finance offi…

Why does femicide continue to persist in Kenya?

This morning, we shine a spotlight on the gender-based violence and femicide in Kenya. Few days ago, human rights activits took to the streets of Capital Nairobi again, in a demonstration againt the killing of women in that country and a demand for the government to declare femicide a national cri…

SA-Angola Business Forum discuses possibility of Angola joining BRICS plus countries

It's not yet clear if Angola will make the cut to join the BRICS plus countries despite being invited to join by South Africa. There are various issues at play here including that BRICS plus currently doesn't have the capacity to accommodate additional members and that consensus among existing mem…

Armed forces in Mali, supported by Wagner Group & Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians: HRW

Human Rights Watch says armed forces in Mali, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, from the country a year ago. The organisation says the Mali…

Webinar held to discuss African Women's Emancipation against economic violence

The Ministry of Women's Social and Economic Development at the State of the African Diaspora yesterday held a webinar under the theme "African Women's Emancipation against economic violence".   The State of the African Diaspora is Africa's sixth region which has over 350 million people who are par…

President Ramaphosa commends bilateral & trade relationship between SA & Angola

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the bilateral and trade relationship and cooperation between South Africa and Angola and has acknowledged the role Angola played to South Africa during the liberation struggle. Ramaphosa was hosting Angolan President João Lourenço on Thursday …