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Most countries in Africa have chosen to separate the issue of the Palestinians from economic cooperation with Israel.
An effective regional approach to combating COVID-19 has seen Africa avoid the worst so far.
Policy changes and advocacy efforts have lead to improvements in the protection and wellbeing of children on the continent. But a lot more still needs to be done.
Formation of the African Union shows how social context is important in international negotiations.
Mali’s state decay must be halted before it collapses: here are five areas that need attention.
French policymakers understand that sharing the burdens of military operations with global partners can help boost flagging support at home.
The African Continental Free Trade Area is the largest in the world. The World Bank sees it as a means of lifting 30 million people out of extreme poverty. But will it?
Intervention in Cabo Delgado is a potentially dangerous move with far-reaching consequences for SADC if its efforts fail, or it becomes a protracted intervention.
Scientific knowledge is a critical driver for human health and wellbeing, economic development and environmental sustainability.
As the US debates reparations for descendants of slavery, cases in Africa help illustrate the limits of programs focused solely in financial restitution.
The political and security order which numerous foreign actors have been investing in has produced marginal benefits for the population.
The “Chinese Model” for development could be a blueprint for the modernisation and transformation of African economies.
The federal government needs to address the relationship between climate-related realities and the country’s national security.
From his positions at the United Nations, Professor Heyns made a huge impact on the protection of the right to life and the right of peaceful assembly.
African city planners need to promote inclusive cities where residents are not captive walkers but walk because it is accessible, safe and pleasurable to do so.
Due to the poor security response of the Nigerian state, insurgency will continue to pose a serious threat to its northeast border communities.
Biya’s long rule has robbed Cameroon of its credibility as a stable and peaceful country.
Having four female Commissioners out of six is a good start, but that alone is will not erase the vulnerabilities that women face in leadership and everyday life.
At the top of President Biden’s foreign policy agenda are COVID-19 and climate change. He has also pledged to make diplomacy and multilateralism the primary means of US foreign policy.
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research fellow, Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), United Nations University
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
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Steinberg Postdoctoral Fellow in International Migration Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University
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Programme manager of the Master's in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of International Law, University of Pretoria
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Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Professor, Institute of African Studies, University of Leipzig
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Director and Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor International Law, Roskilde University
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Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations and Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
