Our multilateral system needs an update, urgently. E.g.: more power to Africa in the UN Security Council. 🔥 This week in NY, Dr. Sithembile Mbete gave a powerful input at 🇺🇳 UNSC´s debate on “Addressing the historical injustice & enhancing Africa’s effective representation on the UNSC":

🌍Africa’s strategic significance has long drawn the attention of global powers and this interest has intensified in recent years. African countries have looked to diversify their international relations, aiming to reduce dependency on traditional global powers 🌐while

“For African countries, pursuing autonomy is not merely about avoiding alignment but strategically leveraging relationships to maximise benefits and minimise risks. This approach allows for more diversified and resilient international engagements, enabling African states to

"For me, BRICS works almost as a bridge that brings together the claims and demands of many Global South countries with Russia and China. Even bitter rivals like India and China understand that there are pragmatic reasons for being part of the same grouping like BRICS. This

International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister, Mr ALVINBOTES DEPUTY MINISTER (#DIRCO), is participating in the virtual 3rd Voice of Global South Summit today, 17 August 2024, under the theme: “An Empowered Global South for a Sustainable Future”.

Why #SouthAfrica🇿🇦's global role must centre on peace and rights. An excellent piece by DIRCO South Africa DG Zane Dangor pressreader.com/article/281904…

O SBT acabou de exibir seu vídeo de despedida do Silvio Santos Começa com o auditório vazio mas é uma grande homenagem, fiz questão de gravar e postar pra vocês Não tenho nenhuma vergonha de falar que chorei pra caralho... obrigado Silvio, a gente te ama, vá com Deus!

"For global powers, this means shifting towards less patronising partnerships that respect and address African interests and needs. They must move beyond viewing Africa solely through the lens of great power competition and instead focus on building mutually beneficial

"States are not bound to have emotions by definition and character, but the decisions taken on their behalf are taken in a context full of them. If individuals feel insecure about who they are and where they belong, states do, too, by default. Recognising this emotional dimension

"Enhancing African agency amid global geopolitical competition" - fascinating analysis by Gustavo de Carvalho via South African Institute of International Affairs #Africa saiia.org.za/research/enhan…

For the Global South, particularly Africa, non-alignment is not about neutrality but preserving autonomy and options in a fragmented global order, writes Gustavo de Carvalho. The Lobito Corridor initiative, connecting the Angolan Atlantic coast to the mining areas of the Democratic

Major academic publishers' revenue and what they pay authors and reviewers: Revenue: Elsevier: $3.9 billion Springer Nature: $2 billion Taylor & Francis: $800M Wiley: $1.8 billion They pay: Academic authors: $0 Peer reviewers: $0

🌍 Did you know 80% of intra-African payments still go through Europe or the US? This colonial legacy is ending with PAPSS! 🚀 Africa is taking charge of its trade destiny, boosting autonomy, and unlocking new possibilities! 💪🏾 #AfricanTrade #EconomicIndependence

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.LUÍSA SONZA kicks us off with the Brazilian National Anthem! 🇧🇷 📺: #GBvsPHI on Peacock

"This significant research gap has long puzzled the discipline..."

“We do not want a relationship where investors just extract minerals from our continent” Minister: International Relations and Cooperation