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Western Sahara confident of South African solidarity facing Moroccan aggression

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 20, 2020

Breaking the COVID diplomatic lockdown, the ambassadors of 17 countries presented their credentials of President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria. Social distancing was enforced as the envoys made short speeches expressing wishes of broadening and deepening bilateral relations with South Africa before presenting the

French companies will deliver on pledges to help rebuild South Africa’s economy

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 17, 2020

At the investment conference now underway, French companies have stepped up to participate in South Africa’s economic recovery plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from the French Embassy points out that about 650 00 people are employed by the 400 French companies operating in South Africa. They range from

A ding dong diplomatic tiff with Malawi

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 16, 2020

What started as a fraternal call from a new neighbour in great need has ended in a ding dong diplomatic fracas. Nipping this in the bud will take decisive action by President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Malawi’s new President Lazarus Chakwera came to power

Horn of Africa move dangerous towards all our war

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 15, 2020

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed adamantly tried to still fears that the fighting that broke out in Tigray on November 4 would return Ethiopia to allout war. Not only have things gone seriously pear shaped since then, with Ethiopian refugees fleeing into Sudan to escape the fighting, but the Tigrayan Peoples

Western Sahara fighting will force both UN and AU to act

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 14, 2020

The United Nations and African Union has expressed their fear that the three-decade truce in the Western Sahara is crumbling. Morocco has has used military action to end a three-week blockade of his arterial road to West Africa by Saharawi’s demanding that the kingdom keep its promise to hold a

Defiant Ace Magashule, facing graft charges, is granted bail

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 14, 2020

A defiant African National Congress Secretary General Ace Magashule appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court today to face 21 counts of fraud, corruption and money laundering. Shortly after the second most senior official in South Africa’s ruling party was been released on R200 000 bail, he told ANC members: “If

France has a crowded schedule of business with the new Washington administration

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 13, 2020

Not surprisingly France’s President Emmanuel Macron was among the first world leaders to congratulate Joe Biden on winning the US Presidency. Paris and Washington have a crowded schedule of business, starting with Biden bringing the United State back into the climate change agreement signed in the French capital four years

Who are the Republicans really scared of ?

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 11, 2020

Does Donald Trump really have a choke hold on the Republican Party? Certainly the way some frightened senior GOP members are running scared makes it appear that he has. The question is are they quaking in their boots for fear of what Trump might do to them or are they

Saharawi blockade has cut Morocco off from West Africa

Jean-Jacques Cornish November 10, 2020

A month-long blockade of Morocco’s lifeline road link to West Africa is stopping 150 trucks a day. It’s being maintained by Saharawi men and woman demanding that the kingdom, which has illegally occupied their country for 45 years, keep its promise to have a referendum on self-determination for the territory.

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