defence and security Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/defence-and-security/ The low down on African affairs Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 defence and security Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/defence-and-security/ 32 32 Ramaphosa makes his first foreign trip as President https://jjcornish.com/2018/03/ramaphosa-makes-first-foreign-trip-president/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/03/ramaphosa-makes-first-foreign-trip-president/ President Cyril Ramaphosa undertakes his first foreign visit as head of state, calling on Angola, Namibia and Botswana. Ramaphosa’s the current chair of the regional Southern African Development Community. Angola currently heads SADC’s Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. So Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Joao Lourenco have a heavy schedule of regional priorities to cover  […]

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]]> President Cyril Ramaphosa undertakes his first foreign visit as head of state, calling on Angola, Namibia and Botswana.

Ramaphosa’s the current chair of the regional Southern African Development Community.

Angola currently heads SADC’s Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation. So Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Joao Lourenco have a heavy schedule of regional priorities to cover  in Luanda tomorrow.

The South African President has first hand experience as regional mediator in Lesotho’s protracted political miasma.

Ramaphosa moves on to Windhoek for discussions with Namibian President Heine Giengob.

On Saturday, Ramaphosa will be in Gaborone, the site of the secretariat for the 15-nation grouping,  for talks with Botswana President Ian Khama.

He’ll be accompanied by his new Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe

Sisulu and Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula

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]]> SA conundrum over Grace Mugabe’s diplomatic immunity bid dominates regional summit https://jjcornish.com/2017/08/sa-conundrum-grace-mugabes-diplomatic-immunity-bid-dominates-regional-summit/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2017/08/sa-conundrum-grace-mugabes-diplomatic-immunity-bid-dominates-regional-summit/ Regional leaders turn the spotlight on security concerns in Southern Africa today, ahead of the SADC summit in Pretoria. The agenda of this 15-nation gathering will be overshadowed by the first lady of Zimbabwe, Grave Mugabe, seeking diplomatic immunity to avoid being charged with assault on a South African woman she found in her sons’ […]

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]]> Regional leaders turn the spotlight on security concerns in Southern Africa today, ahead of the SADC summit in Pretoria.

The agenda of this 15-nation gathering will be overshadowed by the first lady of Zimbabwe, Grave Mugabe, seeking diplomatic immunity to avoid being charged with assault on a South African woman she found in her sons’ hotel room.

Leaders will concentrate on security concerns in Lesotho and the Democratic Republic of Congo when the SADC organ on politics, defence and security meets in Pretoria.

The regional summit at the headquarters of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation will endorse their proposals.

However leaders will be forgiven for being preoccupied with their hosts’ conundrum.

Elsewhere at the vast DIRCO building, officials are deciding whether to put defending a South African citizen by prosecuting Grace Mugabe ahead of maintaining good relations with neighbouring  Zimbabwe by granting her diplomatic immunity.

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