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South Africa has taken over the G20 presidency from Brazil – what lessons can it learn?

YoopyaDecember 4, 2024December 4, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 4, 2024December 4, 20240413

South Africa has taken over the presidency of the world’s premier economic forum, the G20, from Brazil. The G20 presidency operates on a troika system made up of the...

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US-Africa relations under Biden: a mismatch between talk and action

YoopyaNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 1, 2024November 1, 20240504

In his first year in office, US president Joe Biden committed to resetting US-Africa relations based on a doctrine of equal partnership. He sent his secretary...

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Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats

YoopyaSeptember 21, 2024September 21, 2024

by YoopyaSeptember 21, 2024September 21, 20240516

Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the security council, is informed by three factors. First, repairing the...

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Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans as continent opens up to free movement of people

YoopyaNovember 5, 2023November 5, 2023

by YoopyaNovember 5, 2023November 5, 20230489

Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a...

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The African Union imposes an immediate suspension on Niger after coup on 26 July.

YoopyaAugust 23, 2023August 23, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 23, 2023August 23, 20230433

The African Organisation has suspended Niger’s membership a month after a coup d’état by general Abdourahmane Tchiani. The group’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) again...

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U.S. donates 17 million J&J doses to African Union

YoopyaOctober 16, 2021June 13, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2021June 13, 202309

President Joe Biden told visiting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday that the United States will make a one-time donation of more than 17 million...

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Rwandan singer jailed for plot to kill president

YoopyaMarch 2, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 2, 2015July 3, 202300

KIGALI (Reuters) – A popular singer in Rwanda known for his renditions of the national anthem was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday...

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Africa: New AU Chairman Robert Mugabe Says Africa Must Pull Out of the ICC, Uhuru Pledges a Million Dollars for African Court

YoopyaFebruary 2, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 2, 2015July 9, 2023012

The new African Union chairman Robert Mugabe said today that Africa must pull out of the International Criminal Court. It must be on the agenda...

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Central Africa Republic religious hatred was underestimated: France

YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014November 29, 202302

(Reuters) – The level of hatred in Central African Republic between Muslims and Christians has been underestimated and is creating a “nearly impossible” situation for...

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Kenyan deputy president must attend his trial: ICC judges

YoopyaOctober 25, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 25, 2013March 10, 202402

(Reuters) – Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court unless specifically excused, appeals judges said...