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Sanctions backtracking aimed at de-escalating tensions
OPINION: Perhaps by lifting the sanctions, Ecowas is trying to de-escalate tensions and make room for diplomacy and negotiations, writes Dr Sizo Nkala.
Ecowas divorce a serious blow for regional integration, stability
OPINION: However, despite the punitive measures from Ecowas, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger dug in and responded by forming the Alliance of Sahel States in September 2023 to collaborate in fighting extremist violence in their respective states and also help each other economically to blunt the impact of Ecowas sanctions, writes Dr Sizo Nkala.
Alternative Viewpoint: Western sanctions against Russia - is it a tomahawk or a boomerang?
In the last 70 years, sanctions turned into the collective West’s favourite instrument to influence other nations and bend them to Western will, writes Russian ambassador Ilya Rogachev.
Sebastian Coe: Russia and Belarus still banned from Olympics, but ‘situation could change’
Athletes holding a Russian or Belarusian passport who have secured their places through existing qualification systems on the field of play will be deemed eligible to compete at Paris 2024, following specific conditions.
SA picks Gazprombank to revive Mossel Bay refinery
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said South Africa was not the first country to have ties with a Russian company in terms of oil. The European Union countries, India and the US, have ties with Russia.
Ramaphosa urged to implement Parliament resolution on Israel
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign said they want government to shut down the Israeli embassy and cut off all ties with Tel Aviv.
UN adopts resolution calling for US to lift embargo on Cuba
The UN vote against the US embargo on Cuba was supported by 187 countries with only the US and Israel voting against it.
Global anti-apartheid movement aims to hold Israel accountable
OPINION: The dismantlement of apartheid in South Africa is today a vital milestone in the global struggle against racism, discrimination and colonial oppression, but it remains “incomplete,” as former president Nelson Mandela said, without fully abolishing apartheid everywhere around the world, starting in Palestine, writes Roshan Dadoo.
President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for sanctions against Zimbabwe to be lifted
President Cyril Ramaphosa was addressing the UN General Assembly when he called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they affect ordinary people in that country.
De-dollarisation needs more debate
OPINION: There is definitely a great push for de-dollarisation, given that most countries are by now irritated by the extent to which the US dollar has been highly weaponised to bully anyone who dares think differently from the US, writes Prof Bonke Dumisa.
Africa seeks mutual partnership rather than big brother influence, experts say after US - Africa summit
American aid is always accompanied by conditions that clearly interfere in the internal affairs of the country. When this does not work, America proceeds to threaten officials with sanctions.
West’s sanctions contradict goals
Western sanctions appear to have hindered the growth of vulnerable developing economies and upended their progress in tackling climate change.
Malians don’t deserve to be sanctioned
OPINION: The international community believes that economic sanctions would coerce the military junta to return power to civilian rule, release the political prisoners and return to the barracks, writes Delcio Maianhi.
Zimbabwean media urged to take editorial stance against Western sanctions
The Zimbabwean media should take an editorial stance against the Western sanctions on Zimbabwe and help expose ways through which Zimbabweans have been affected by the embargo, a cabinet minister said on Monday.
WATCH: Vladimir Putin says 'peak' of Western sanctions impact has passed
‘We think the peak of the situation has passed. The situation is normalising,’ Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum in the Pacific city of Vladivostok.
Turkey, Israel romance a betrayal of the Palestinian cause
OPINION: Many Palestinians, however, feel that Turkey is yet another Middle East state that has betrayed the Palestinian people and increased their isolation on the world stage, especially after the Abraham Accords,writes Na'eem Jeenah.
Can the US have any moral claim in guarding democracy?
OPINION: Although the US aims to promote democracy, it is evident that its involvement in other countries has brought more harm than good, writes Gwinyai Taruvinga.
Algeria’s bid to join economic powerhouse
OPINION: What we are seeing is a new play for Africa. Everyone wants a piece of what the continent has to offer, writes Chad Williams.
Africa News Today: Sierra Leone declares curfew following anti-government protests
These are the Africa stories making headlines today.
Russia remains strategically important for the continent
OPINION: The Russia-Ukraine war will certainly be the elephant in the room in the coming ‘Africa + 1 Summits’ involving the US and Russia, writes Sizo Nkala.
‘Putin’s counter sanctions are hitting their target’
OPINION: Russia has oil, gas, nickel and palladium. But its most strategic commodity is a capacity for suffering, writes Sebastian Mallaby.
Ecowas U-turn on sanctions yields lessons for AU
OPINION: Imposed in January, after the military seized power last year and announced a four-year delay in the transition to an elected civilian rule, the sanctions have had devastating impacts on Mali, writes Koffi Kouakou.
Iran applies to join South Africa, China and Russia in BRICS club
Iran, which holds the world's second largest gas reserves, has applied to join the BRICS group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa that Beijing and Moscow cast as a powerful emerging market alternative to the West.
We'll need stamina to defeat Putin: Comparing efforts like South Africa during apartheid
Unprecedented measures aimed at isolating Russia have not stopped the fighting in Ukraine, or forced President Vladimir Putin out, while the ruble has recovered and the cost of squeezing Moscow is rising.
South Africa warned of US passing laws against Russian-African cooperation
South African Ambassador to Russia says the United States could initiate a bill against the cooperation between Russia and African countries, which European companies are likely to support.