By Sam Mkokeli, Semafor — South Africa’s two biggest parties remain confident they will form a cabinet for their landmark coalition government before the end of the week, despite signs…
THE FULL STORY By Garfield L. Angus, JIS — A call has been made for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) States to maximise economic opportunities being provided through the African Union (AU),…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — No one can rationally doubt or reasonably deny the singular, yet interrelated moral, legal, political and historical importance of South Africa’s initiative and case brought…
South Africa may have given the World Court a way out of ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide and must halt its attacks, writes Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria,…
Supporters of Palestine have long been told their position is fringe. But this case gives them legitimacy – and tests the limits of human rights. By Nesrine Malik, The Guardian…
By Craig Mokhiber – Phyllis Bennis, CounterPunch — 1948 was a year of tragic irony. That year saw the adoption of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the…
Lawyers for South Africa argued before the World Court in The Hague why Israel was committing genocide in Gaza and why the court must stop them now, reports Joe Lauria….
Africans in some of the continent’s largest countries show a marked preference for democracy as a form of government over any other type, according to a new global survey of…
“Should we work together to maintain peace and stability, or just sleepwalk into the abyss of a new Cold War?” President XI Jinping asked. Source: teleSUR — On Tuesday, President…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP — Russia and China will look to gain more political and economic ground in the developing world at a summit in South Africa this week,…
By Daniel Steyn, allAfrica — The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait The President’s Fund was established to pay reparations to victims of human rights abuses under apartheid….
South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria which respectively possess $651 billion, $307 billion, and $228 billion make up 56% of Africa’s $2.1 trillion total wealth. By Faustine Ngila, Quartz Africa —…