US ambassador’s accusation of giving arms to Russia underlines the need for South Africa and the Global South to diversify their trade and political alliances

Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers

SA recently sold defence force weapons worth R2.25-million to Zimbabwe, despite a pledge in 2011 not to permit such sales to the country.

Amnesty International says the US continued to provide Egypt with ammunition, even as security forces held a violent crackdown on state dissenters.

The US government approved $40-billion in worldwide private arms sales in 2009, including more than $7-billion to Mideast and North African nations.

China’s military warned the United States on Thursday to "speak and act cautiously" to avoid reigniting tensions between the two superpowers.