Vladimir Putin

The three Sahelian countries — Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — which have experienced military coups, have not been able to contain the growing episodes of terrorism they have…

This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to help with the repatriation process

The men found themselves trapped in the conflict after being allegedly lured to Russia by uMkhonto weSizwe’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla

It takes true evil to send unwitting, unprepared young men, complete strangers to the whole Ukraine-Russia context, into Europe’s worst meat grinder since World War Two

Supporting the return of Ukrainian children is consistent with South Africa’s constitutional values and its long-standing commitment to human rights

South Africa’s risk is not expulsion, which the G20’s rules do not allow, but a year of disruption that could blunt the gains of its presidency

President Cyril Ramaphosa told delegates that all G20 members except the US had signed the declaration

The absence of US President Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin puts the spotlight squarely on President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa

The global order of years of diplomacy and peacebuilding can be flipped over by the cynical or power-hungry

Instead of replacing state capacity with grassroots action, we need to strengthen state institutions to serve the poor

Russia’s demand for Ukraine to surrender the free parts of Donbas is ‘equivalent to the US having to give up Florida’

South Africa’s commitment to a foreign policy of non-alignment and Cyril Ramaphosa’s experience with negotiations to end apartheid serve as an example

The death of the Cold War and the waning influence of the US and Russian might shift geopolitics in a way that Africa could benefit from

South Africa says peace negotiation talks between United States officials and Russia should have included Ukraine

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