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Leaders of Iran and US sign a deal that will aim to end the war 

By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider  The presidents of Iran and the United States have now signed an initial peace deal which is aimed at ending the war and allowing it to take immediate effect.  The conditions of the deal includes Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz as...

Reimagining Global Governance: China’s Vision for a More Equitable World Order

*Nonhlanhla Ndlovu, Freelance Writer As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, humanity finds itself at a defining historical crossroads. The institutions created in the aftermath of World War II were designed to preserve peace, foster cooperation, and prevent...
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Japan’s political instability and anti-immigration tension revealed as PM Ishiba resigns and African worker initiative collapses

By Mirna Fahmy The Japanese government's initiative to designate four Japanese towns as "hometowns" for...

Mineworkers Development Agency: Driving Value Chains to Empower Rural South Africans

Mr Luthando Brukwe, Head of Strategy at Mineworkers Development Agency The Mineworkers Development Agency (MDA)...

The Fracture Zone That Made the Middle East the Epicenter of Global Conflict

By Mirna Fahmy The perception of the Middle East has long been fraught with complexity,...

Ethiopia’s mega dam has taken 14 years to build: what it means for the Nile’s 11 river states and why it’s so controversial

In April 2011, Ethiopia began construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...

Is India a ‘Tariff King’? Not Really | Opinion

By Mohan Kumar*Former Indian Ambassador and Director General of Jadeja Motwani Institute for American Studies There...

250,000 Ethiopians migrate every year: what drives them and what needs to change

Migration is increasingly replacing the traditional, education-focused life paths that shaped previous generations in Ethiopia. In...

Is the ‘National Dialogue’ the answer that South Africa needs? Or is it simply another Talk Show?

By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider This past weekend saw the inaugural convention of the National Dialogue,...

An air of disgruntled chaos at the National Dialogue Convention

By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider On the second day of the first National Dialogue, the mood...

Nuclear Power as Africa’s Leverage for Economic Development and Self-Reliance

In the vast story of Africa’s development, there is a chapter we have not...

The international order is shifting: African countries have an opportunity to reshape global power relations

For too long, Africa’s agency has been exercised defensively: managing expectations, preserving stability, reacting...

Are African countries aware of their own mineral wealth? Ghana and Rwanda offer two very different answers

Imagine running a business for over a century without knowing what’s in your warehouse....

Somalia’s education crisis: why so few children attend school and what could be done to change that

Around 98 million children and youth in sub-Saharan Africa are out of school, accounting...

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Leaders of Iran and US sign a deal that will aim to end the war 

By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider  The presidents of Iran and the United States have now signed...

Reimagining Global Governance: China’s Vision for a More Equitable World Order

*Nonhlanhla Ndlovu, Freelance Writer As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of...

South Africa are set to ease travel restrictions on Rwandans

By Lesedi Sibiya-Diplomatic Insider  South Africa and Rwanda have agreed to start procedures that are...

European Parliament adopts report urging EU sanctions on Turkey’s justice minister

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a report urging the European Union to consider...