Until now, Europe has been the observer giving rhetorical support for Palestinian rights while arming and trading with Israel, which negates those rights
The genocidal state asks the West for help to fight the fires while its military burns children and adults alive in Gaza.
The move reflects France’s strategic recalibration amid rising domestic pressures, European fragmentation over Gaza and a widening rift with Washington.
The collection blends African cultural influences with the iconic French Toiles de Jouy print, creating a fusion of heritage and modern fashion
The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits companies operating in the US from bribing foreign officials to secure business deals
The government is trying instead to build alliances within the G20 as President Trump continues to malign South Africa
Four of the European Union’s ambassadors to Pretoria said they shared the country’s values
This excerpt is from the recently published book, The Black Atlantic’s Triple Burden: Slavery, Colonialism and Reparations (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2024)
An extract from The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe
Coming on the heels of seven coups since 2020, 19 countries held elections but with mixed outcomes
‘A kind of electoral long Covid’ has left its mark on countries around the world that went to the polls
Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West
Colonial atrocities are finally catching up to Paris, and Emmanuel Macron’s government has not put up a fight
How musical icon Aicha Kone has turned her back and microphone on the old political class in West Africa
The left stood for a social agenda and the right for the individual’s needs. Now politics is self-serving
Thokoza-born photographer wins accolades in France by looking inward and telling the stories of South Africa’s born-frees in the townships
Imagine the outcry if another non-European host nation banned women athletes from wearing any sort of attire
Democracy’s march has been relentless this year as world leaders confront the will of the people
The Tories collapsed in the United Kingdom and in France after a second round there was the unexpected surge of success for the left
The local series Spinners won a top award in China last month.
The former rifleman was selected to go to the games in recognition of the forgotten Senegalese Tirailleurs Corps
Fans are travelling to locations where their favourite shows are shot, and where their top artists perform
Why foreign powers France, Russia, China and the United States are interested in the region
Rugby, represented by the Springboks, is the country’s most symbolic, just as baseball is to Americans.
The consequences of France’s meddling in the internal affairs of its former colonies continues to be felt in the region
Rigging elections has been a national sport in too many of the region’s territories – will Cameroon and Congo-Brazzaville be next?
Ali Bongo is standing in elections on 26 August for a third term as president of the central African country
At the core of the Sahel coups is the removal of governments and leaders either historically not in support of the US/France or moving away from external domination
The West African country has suffered from chronic political volatility since gaining independence from France in 1960
Play about the French revolution, directed by France’s Ariane Mnouchkine and on the boards in Benoni, resonates deeply with local audience
The Chinese premier’s visit to Europe shows the immense potential for a future of shared prosperity, cooperation and peaceful coexistence