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Thembisa Fakude
Thembisa Fakude is a senior research fellow for Africa Asia Dialogues and a research fellow for the Al Sharq Forum
Ouattara poised to win Cote d’Ivoire’s October presidential elections
This is despite protests by opposition parties
Zuma’s visit to Morocco triggers a relook at SA foreign policy
South Africa’s ambitious foreign policy was established over 30 years ago. The question many are raising is whether it is still fit for purpose
Qatar must rethink the US’s Al Udeid Military Air Base
US involvement in the Middle East and Israel’s attacks on Iran and its retaliation make the US military base in Qatar a target
International Atomic Energy Agency resolution was weaponised against Iran
Unlike Iran, Israel is not a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
It’s time to talk about weaponising visas against Africans
Most rejections by European countries and the US are based on ‘reasonable doubts about the visa applicants’ intention to return home’. Many Africans believe otherwise
Is Trump decoupling from Netanyahu?
Ramaphosa’s Washington DC visit, the US deal with the Houthis and its lifting sanctions against Syria suggests he is
Blame the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir to haphazard partitioning of India in 1947
India and Pakistan have been at daggers drawn since 1947, when the Indian sub-continent was partitioned; the division of British India into the independent dominion states. The…
Rebuilding hope amid the landmines
Azerbaijan National Mine Action Agency helping to clear the Karabakh region of the weapons
Tesla to open operations in Saudi Arabia amid boycott and protests
The decision to open Tesla operations during protests against the company and its owner, Elon Musk, over his actions in the US is likely to add to the country’s public relations…
Diplomats are booted as DRC conflict goes on
Questions asked about whether the expulsions and the collapse of the peace talks are linked
President Ruto underestimated Gen Z in Kenya, now his government is paying the price
The youth are demanding a hand in the country’s socio-political and political decision-making. Leaders need to wake up to this to prevent a repeat of the 2007 killing of protestors
Ethiopia’s warring parties meet for peace talks in South Africa
The Ethiopian government is unlikely to give in easily to the demands of the Tigrayan Liberation Front when negotiations intensify
A ‘third way’ is emerging in the troubled ANC
The factionalism in the ANC demonstrates democracy at play and is giving rise to the ‘third way’, a process of discussion by outstanding second-tier leaders
Archbishop Tutu — a man of God who liked to laugh
‘The Arch’ never stopped joking as he fought oppression locally and globally, writes Thembisa Fakude.