The global financial architecture must change to ensure that developing countries are represented, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
Leaders of the developing world were in Egypt on Wednesday for the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement to discuss the effect of the financial crisis.
A group of almost 120 developing nations have expressed ”deep concern” about the ICC’s effort to try Sudan’s president for war crimes.
Iran’s president called on Tuesday for developing nations to unite against what he said was bias by the UN Security Council.
India has joined the race with China for Africa’s abundant hydrocarbons and natural resources while offering to empower the 53-nation continent through affordable technologies, the development of human capital and equal partnerships. The first-ever India-Africa summit began in New Delhi on Tuesday.
A ”virulent and vicious” smear campaign is being waged against Zimbabwe over the list of observers invited to witness the country’s elections on March 29, the country’s ambassador to South Africa, Simon Moyo, said on Monday. The campaign is being driven by the West and certain sections of the South African media, he said in a statement.
Zimbabwe has invited 47 regional and sub-regional organisations as well as countries from Africa, Asia, the Americas and one European country — Russia — to observe this month’s election, the government mouthpiece Herald reported on Friday.
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A one-month delay to consider a new United Nations Security Council draft resolution that would punish Iran for moving ahead with its nuclear programme would not be a disaster, a South African official said on Thursday. The Security Council’s five permanent members, along with Germany, have circulated a draft that would toughen existing sanctions on Iran.