The misalignment and miscommunication of South Africa’s foreign policy continue to be the subject of much scrutiny and criticism. The African peace initiative presents South Africa with an opportunity to recalibrate...
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South Africa’s liberation struggle and the inside/outside conundrumÂ
The ANC - a legacy of internal struggle for the throne Forty years ago, the Matola raid (January 1981) resulted in the massacre of 15 African National Congress (ANC) freedom fighters by apartheid forces. Surprisingly,...
A revolution of the aspiring bourgeoisie
African communism: a pragmatic approach Communism was not a decisive force anywhere in Africa until the cold war made the continent a priority for the Soviet Union A high level of industrialisation is, according to...
Time for change
African leadership: the golden age The continent’s current crop of leaders is more acquiescent than their post-colonial predecessors in dealing with external attempts at unwarranted interference Former Nigerian...
A flawed legacy
The outgoing Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos has managed to dilute his own legacy, undermining his own achievements and those of his country At the end of September 1979, the Angolan ruling party presented...
Not quite at the ready
Senegalese peacekeepers train in North Darfur, Sudan © Alberto Gonzalez Farran/UN Photo Despite being proposed in 2003, the African Standby Force is still not ready to hit the ground running For Africa, after the fall...
