On the 20th of January 2025, China Daily published a report titled “Closer China-Africa cooperation energises Global South growth,” showing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s early-year visit to Africa and exalting expanding ties between Beijing and African countries. The article’s core message is that the deepening of China-Africa engagement is
For decades, Middle Eastern states secured food by importing commodities on global markets. That model is no longer sufficient. Climate volatility, geopolitical disruptions and tightening export controls have exposed how fragile global food supply chains really are. In response, the region has begun to rethink food security not as trade
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South Africa has launched a formal inquiry into allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instructions regarding Iran’s participation in a multinational naval exercise were misrepresented or ignored, following conflicting reports about Tehran’s role in the drills. In a media statement issued on Friday, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga said
South Africa has launched a formal inquiry into allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instructions regarding Iran’s participation in a multinational naval exercise were misrepresented or ignored, following conflicting reports about Tehran’s role in the drills. In a media statement issued on Friday, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga said
South Africa has launched a formal inquiry into allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instructions regarding Iran’s participation in a multinational naval exercise were misrepresented or ignored, following conflicting reports about Tehran’s role in the drills. In a media statement issued on Friday, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga said
South Africa has firmly defended its participation in week-long joint naval exercises with fellow BRICS and BRICS Plus partners, arguing that the drills are a necessary response to mounting instability in global maritime spaces rather than a provocation aimed at the West. The exercises, titled “Will for Peace 2026”, began
South Africa has firmly defended its participation in week-long joint naval exercises with fellow BRICS and BRICS Plus partners, arguing that the drills are a necessary response to mounting instability in global maritime spaces rather than a provocation aimed at the West. The exercises, titled “Will for Peace 2026”, began
South Africa has firmly defended its participation in week-long joint naval exercises with fellow BRICS and BRICS Plus partners, arguing that the drills are a necessary response to mounting instability in global maritime spaces rather than a provocation aimed at the West. The exercises, titled “Will for Peace 2026”, began