The AU was supposed to be Africa’s collective problem-solving mechanism. Instead, it has become a stage for well-crafted ...

In its negotiations with the Trump administration, South Africa should aim to make strategic concessions that align with ...

The African Union (AU) as currently structured is the result of a transformation journey that saw the Organization of African Unity (OAU) evolve into the African Union (AU) in 2002.

The better Africa and a better world that we now speak of is a cumulative input on the foundation laid by President Thabo Mbeki. Through the African Union, the New Africa Initiative and later the New ...

Analysis - Bilateral relations are now in uncharted territory, necessitating a radical rethink by South Africa of its US ...

South Africa needs a cohort of career and well-trained diplomats. Currently, the diplomatic service is disproportionately laden with ill-equipped political appointees, especially in key postings.

When John Olukayode Fayemi was born on February 9, 1965, the Western region was experiencing complete breakdown of law and order as a result of the conflict between the defunct Nigeria National ...

Andrew Donaldson interviews Ray Hartley on his new book Ragged Glory: The Rainbow Nation in Black and White PRESIDENT Thabo ... a path to the Union Buildings. As the balance of power shifted ...

Paul Trewhela questions the ANC president's past role in Mbokodo, the SACP and the Soviet Union There ... of the unified South African state intelligence department, and subsequently Minister of ...

Paul Trewhela on the extreme divisions within the ruling party The African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, of Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma ... by the ANC in exile endorsing the Soviet ...