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South African Troop Deployment in CAR

South African troop deployment in CAR: Responsible persons may need to be called to account

Political Analysis South Africa

The remains of thirteen South African National Defence Force members, who lost their lives in the Central African Republic (CAR) ...

Arab Spring

Patience for the Arab Spring

Political Analysis South Africa

Western democracies were astonished while dictatorships were shivering, when within months, a Tunisian movement for more justice turned into a ...

M23 rebels in the DRC

Peace is in sight for the DRC

Political Analysis South Africa

Indications are positive that at least one rebel group in eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) will ...

Mozambican rail

Insufficient infrastructure prevents exploitation of African resources

Political Analysis South Africa

The African continent is full of precious resources, but new concerns have been raised regarding the sufficiency of the infrastructure ...

Libya

Libya’s internal security problems

Political Analysis South Africa

British Prime Minister David Cameron surprised the people of Britain with a one-day visit to Libya on 31 January 2013, ...

Ethiopia says its prime minister's death will not affect the fight against Al Qaeda.

DRC and Mali in the centre of African Union summit

Political Analysis South Africa

The African Union started a two-day summit on 27 January 2013 to discuss the issues of the continent. As expected, ...

UN intervention forces in the DRC

UN increases commitment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Political Analysis South Africa

On 25 January 2013, the United Nations have agreed to add another 2 000 soldiers to its peace keeping mission ...

French forces in Mali

France posts promising successes in Malian military intervention

Political Analysis South Africa

Since French President Francois Hollande decided to deploy troops in the West African country Mali, the media coverage has been ...

Le Drian has been preoccupied with the Malian terrorists

France in Africa – An analysis

Political Analysis South Africa

Last year, when the Economic Community of West African States agreed to a joint military intervention against Islamist rebel groups ...

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