Africa’s militaries are built on imported power. Foreign countries such as China, Russia, the United States, Turkey and France dominate Africa’s weapons market. Between them they supply everything from small arms to attack helicopters, unmanned systems and communications equipment.
The results are often quite poor. From the Sahel to Somalia, weapons and equipment supplied...
By Sacha Knox
At Park Station in central Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds of Zimbabweans queue daily to board buses for "voluntary repatriation." The scene repeats itself: families with luggage, children in tow, waiting to leave the only home many have known for decades. Officials call...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) held a webinar in tandem with the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance at University of Cape Town as...
By Mirna Fahmy
As of early 2026, the European Union (EU) signed a new trade deal with India entering a transformative era following the conclusion of a historic Free Trade...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
The Continental Extractive Industries Programme (CEIP) is a pan-African initiative which serves as a flagship for the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and is designed to reposition Africa’s Mining Sector from high risk fragmented value chains.
The CEIP is aligned with the African Mining Vision (AMV) and...
By Sacha Knox
At Park Station in central Johannesburg, South Africa, hundreds of Zimbabweans queue daily to board buses for "voluntary repatriation." The scene repeats itself: families with luggage, children in tow, waiting to leave the only home many have known for decades. Officials call...
Africa’s development finance challenge has reached a critical point. Mounting debt pressure is squeezing fiscal space. And essential needs in infrastructure, health and education remain unmet. The continent’s governments...
Renewed fighting in Syria in recent weeks between government-aligned forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) isn’t just a local issue. It has serious implications for the stability of...
By Virginia Keppler-Young
Referring to himself as an authentic product from Taiwan, Representative Oliver Liao, a career diplomat of the Republic of China (Taiwan), not only presented authentic Taiwanese dishes, but he is a pro at flipping an oyster omelette.
And he definitely knows how to make the tastiest Bubble tea,...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
The Compendium of Africa’s Strategic Minerals was launched at the Mining Indaba, as it aims to reframe the sector through the...
By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider
Mozambican kidnapping crime lord Esmael Nangy, has had his name featured in the Madlanga Commission on Wednesday.
Leseja Senona, KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss,...
