Liesl Louw Vaudran

South Africa’s foreign policy performance, over its first quarter-century democratic governance, is put under the spotlight

Rwanda’s president put everything into reforming the organisation, with mixed results

Ntombi Msiza claims to represent SA interests in the North African state, despite frosty relations.

But the continent does not speak with one voice when meeting and dealing with the Asian giant.

Migration and its effects are under the spotlight again

Stephen McGowan’s whereabouts are unknown despite the release of the Dutch national who was kidnapped alongside him in Timbuktu in 2011.

Civil society activists are calling on the African Union to make public the findings of an inquiry into human rights abuses in South Sudan.

The continent is hoping a new crisis response force will help lessen its reliance on foreign help.

Attacks on pupils are inflicting dreadful damage on Nigeria’s already precarious education systems.

Many have been left wondering why the Lesotho army interferes in politics time and again.

Diplomats warned chaos and violence would follow a Libya intervention. They were right.

Rights groups are putting pressure on SA to hold an Africa-wide seminar on discrimination and violence that has been postponed several times.

Obama may struggle to persuade African leaders to step down timeously at leadership summit.

Leaders push for ‘local’ solutions to prevent the judicial system from preying on the weak. "All the statistics show only Africa is targeted."

A new African rapid intervention force is expected to be launched by October – but concerns remain about funding.