South Africa’s decision to leave the ICC suggests that its foreign policy is caught in a dilemma between lofty ideas, an unsettled identity crisis, and shifting priorities in a complex world.
South African National Defence Force soldiers help to unload maize for flood victims in.
Mozambique.
Reuters
The South African military’s capabilities for socio-economic development are questionable, even in its own country. The force is in critical decline, but is expected to aid humanitarian efforts.
The relationship between Nigeria and South Africa has again been strained following xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Reuters/Mike Hutchings