Pretoria’s foreign policy focus on multilateralism, development and reforming global governance will be seriously tested by geopolitical division.
The economic turmoil facing civilians in Gaza is in fact noted by South Africa’s 84 page ICJ document which accuses Israel of Genocide. However these allegations are framed against an alleged economic normality as there is no further reference to the ongoing practice of a violence economy.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has welcomed South Africa’s decision to file a genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. In a statement, OIC has stressed that Israel is committing a genocide by killing and ...
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in
Explore the allegations surrounding Rheinmetall's operations in South Africa, including accusations of arms trading and the implications for government oversight and international law
Amnesty is calling on the UK government to take urgent and meaningful steps to prevent Israel’s genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza
M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo are using advanced weapons and equipment similar to those used by the Israeli army and US special forces, a retired South African army general said Tuesday.
Since the October 7 massacre, Rabbi Goldstein has emerged as an articulate defender of Israel. Drawing on his legal expertise, he has methodically countered South Africa’s “dangerously false ...
Iran's supreme leader has made bold claims about Gaza's victory over Israel, as the recent ceasefire deal continues to hold. Speaking in Tehran, Khamenei praised Palestinian resistance while criticising American involvement,
The IDF’s usage of “dumb bombs” was argued to be a compelling circumstance which required the indication of provisional measures. The South African legal team hoped to use this argument in order to ask the court for provisional relief from the IDF’s combat operations against Hamas.
Julia Sebutinde, court's current vice president, is expected to succeed Nawaf Salam after he is appointed Lebanon's PM; Sebutinde was sole dissenting vote on every ICJ measure
There is broad consensus among Washington insiders that Trump will tap Peter Pham as his assistant secretary of state for Africa – the top diplomat tasked with running policy for sub-Saharan Africa. Pham, a seasoned scholar on Africa, served twice during the first Trump administration – as Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and then for the Sahel.