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Africa - 19 August 2016
SA won’t interfere in Zimbabwe’s affairs: minister South Africa shouldn’t get involved in Zimbabwe’s affairs – unless it’s asked to. That’s according to International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. She made the remarks during an …
Africa - 12 August 2016
SA trumps Nigeria South Africa’s economy regained the position of Africa’s largest in dollar terms more than two years after losing it to Nigeria as the value of the nations’ currencies moved in opposite directions. Based on gross domestic …
Africa - 5 August 2016
ANC takes battering while opposition heads for coalition talks Whatever the final outcome of the 2016 local government elections, the African National Congress (ANC) has received a nasty wake-up call from the electorate. With almost 90% of …
Africa - 29 July 2016
AUC chair shocked by Burundi assassination Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has expressed her horror at the assassination of Hasfa Mossi, a member of the East African Legislative Assembly and a former minister in Burundi, in the capital Bujumbura …
AMEC Insights - A failed coup and the domestic, regional and global aftermath
28 July 2016 Although Turkey survived the recent coup attempt, the impact of that operation will be felt for a long time, and there are serious implications for the putchists as well as the rest of Turkish society and the Middle East …
Africa - 22 July 2016
AU self-funding plan cautiously welcomed The African Union’s decision that all African countries will impose a 0,2 percent levy on their imports to enable the organisation to finance its own activities, including peacekeeping operations, …
Condolence of the East African Community (EAC) Citizens on the Assassination of Hon. MS. Hafsa Mossi
21 July 2016 The Pan African Lawyers Union have released a letter of condolence on the assassination of Hon. Ms. Hafsa Mossi, other high-profile Burundians, as well as ordinary Burundian citizens in the Republic of Burundi. The letter was …
APO News Release - 'Brexit Impact on Africa'
8 July 2016 The short-term implications of Brexit for African economies will be mainly noticeable through market volatility. However, according to Control Risks and NKC African Economics, the longer-term impacts on Africa from Brexit are …
Africa - 8 July 2016
Zimbabwe tense amid national shutdown Tensions still remain high as the national shutdown of public services persists in Zimbabwe. The industrial action by civil servants in Zimbabwe got off to a slow start on Tuesday, with 14 civil …
AMEC Insights - Tunisian Ennahda's 'second founding'
3 July 2016 Ennahda’s Tenth Congress in May 2016 was a leap of faith into re-endorsing the movement’s historical leadership as well as learning to ‘Tunisify’ its specific brand of Islamism – or whatever is left of it. The stakes are high, …
'Brexit Is Bad News for Africa. Period.' by Alex de Waal
27 June 2016 The British diplomatic corps is in a state of shock. Overnight, Great Britain has been reduced to Little England and the country’s global stature has shrunk by a fraction far greater than the economic losses registered on the …
Africa - 24 June 2016
Uganda Says to Pull Troops Out of Somalia by End of 2017 Uganda plans to withdraw its troops from Somalia by December 2017, signalling it is scaling back regional military interventions after it said it planned a similar pullback from …
Pambazuka News Special Issue: Financing development in Africa
23 June 2016 A special issue of Pambazuka Newsentitled ‘Financing development in Africa’ is now available. This special issue of Pambazuka News brings you analysis and commentary by experts, most based on the continent, outlining what it …
Africa - 17 June 2016
Japan backs African call for UN Security Council reform Japan said Thursday that it will support calls by Africa – and Turkey – for UN Security Council reform when it takes the council’s helm next month. Masakazu Hamachi, the Japanese …
Africa - 3 June 2016
Uganda to cut ties with North Korea Uganda will cut defence and security ties with North Korea in compliance with a broad array of the UN sanctions imposed on Pyongyang in March for its nuclear test and ballistic missile launch. The …
Africa - 27 May 2016
Sudan and Eritrea Crackdown on Migrants amid Reports of EU Incentives Authorities in Sudan have launched a crackdown on Eritrean migrants - arresting those living in the capital, Khartoum, and intercepting hundreds travelling north through …
Africa - 20 May 2016
Peace and prosperity continue to elude Africa five decades on Three years ago, to mark the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Organisation of African Unity, the African Union (AU) signed a solemn declaration to end strife on the …
Africa - 13 May 2016
AU to launch investigations into human rights abuses in Burundi The African Union Peace and Security Council has reiterated its concerns about persistent human rights violations and other abuses against civilian populations in Burundi. …
Africa - 29 April 2016
The U.N. Is Ending Its Arms Embargo on the Ivory Coast and Planning a Withdrawal The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted Thursday to remove 12-year-old arms embargo, travel and financial sanctions against Ivory Coast, welcoming the West …
Africa - 22 April 2016
Africa moves centre-stage in global security debate Two high-profile security conferences in Ethiopia have underlined the significance Western policymakers attach to enlisting African support when shoring up global security and meeting the …