INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS African Union and European Union draw closer together in a hostile world 8 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
FOLLOWING THE MONEY From G20 to the AU — lessons and challenges from the international economic alphabet soup 7 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
ISS TODAY Youth-led uprisings in Tanzania signal growing discontent with electoral injustices and governance issues 4 min 0 By Nicodemus Minde
TRADE & INVESTMENT ‘We are here to stay’ — EU investment in SA soars as ties with Trump’s US shrink 8 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
SKUKUZA INDABA EU must take lead in filling development gap in Africa left by US, says France 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
THE OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT Listen: A place ‘worse than hell’ (Libya, Part Two) 2 min 0 By The Outlaw Ocean Project
ENGINEERED NATION EXCLUSIVE: Joel Burke, who wrote the book on Estonia’s modern history, is American — that’s not weird at all 5 min 0 By Lindsey Schutters
SECOND TERM Trump after 100 days — America First president is overturning the world order 7 min 0 By Reuters
COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT EU and SA announce R94bn package for new investments in clean energy, vaccine manufacturing 5 min 18 By Peter Fabricius
UKRAINE UPDATE: 7 MARCH 2025 Norway to more than double aid to Kyiv; Zelensky moots idea of truce in air and at sea 9 min 1 By Reuters
GEOPOLITICS EU offers full support for SA’s G20 presidency in the face of US attacks 6 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE: 18 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel to receive bodies of four hostages from Gaza; IDF kills Hamas leader in Lebanon 9 min 0 By Reuters
CLIMATE JUSTICE EU carbon border tax poses existential threat to SA’s aluminium exports — experts 5 min 3 By Ethan van Diemen
TRUMP 2.0 The G20 goes ahead, says government, as Rubio announces a US boycott 3 min 0 By Ferial Haffajee
ISS TODAY OP-ED A strategic reset: How Europe can forge stronger ties with Africa amid global tensions 5 min 0 By Ronak Gopaldas
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 28 JANUARY 2025 Residents return to north Gaza after hostage breakthrough; Hezbollah rejects Israeli troop withdrawal extension 9 min 0 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 28 JANUARY 2025 EU renews sanctions on Russia and provides €3m for gas supply to Moldova’s Transdniestria 6 min 0 By Reuters
UKRAINE UPDATE: 23 JANUARY 2025 Trump threatens Moscow with tariffs if peace deal not reached; Russia poses security threat - EU’s Kallas 5 min 3 By Reuters
GEOPOLITICS OP-ED Between white lies and true intentions: Unpacking what global leaders say about Africa 11 min 1 By Terence McNamee and Moky Makura
UKRAINE UPDATE: 14 JANUARY 2025 Zelensky challenges Slovakia’s Fico: ‘Come to Kyiv’; Ten EU countries call for ban on imports of Russian gas 9 min 2 By Reuters
