Vol 65 No 4 | NIGERIAUNITED STATESISRAEL Kanu's lobbyists for Biafra step up campaign 9th February 2024 The separatist leader refused to appear in court in Abuja on 8 February but has more wealthy supporters in Washington DC The campaign for a 'Jewish Autonomous Region in Biafra' is trying to boost its profile after hiring new lobbyists in the United States. Its backers hope to rekindle...
Vol 65 No 3 | SOUTH AFRICAISRAEL Global south wins at The Hague 1st February 2024 South Africa has boosted its own and the developing world's prestige by bringing its genocide case against Israel to The Hague The ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Israel must take steps to prevent genocide in Gaza will increase pressure on the United States and the...
Vol 65 No 3 | MOROCCOSOUTH AFRICAISRAEL ANC pushes for elections 1st February 2024 We hear that President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to bring forward the national and provincial elections to capitalise on the popularity of the country's case against Israel at the...
Vol 65 No 2 | SOUTH AFRICAISRAEL Genocide case tests the UN system 18th January 2024 Ramaphosa is reaping political dividends by taking on the Netanyahu government at the Hague Whether South Africa has made a plausible case to prove Israel has violated the genocide convention with its bombardment of Gaza is likely to be decided at the...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 2 | SOUTH AFRICAISRAEL 'Genocide' court case threatens to open new geopolitical divisions 16th January 2024 The EU stays silent amid fears that South Africa's accusations against Israel will further damage relations between Africa and Europe The legal tussle between Israel and South Africa over Pretoria's claims to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague that Israel is responsible for 'genocide' against... READ FOR FREE
Vol 63 No 7 | MOROCCOUNITED STATESISRAEL Rabat strengthens Sahara grip 31st March 2022 Morocco is exerting an ever-tighter grip on the diplomacy over the disputed territory of Western Sahara, after Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid became the latest to endorse its...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 15 | MOROCCOISRAELAFRICAN UNION Israel's seat at the African Union 27th July 2021 The deal-making has paid off and Israel will send a delegation to the next AU summit Israel's success in winning observer status at the African Union reflects relentless lobbying by ex-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Israel's diplomatic opening with Morocco and Sudan last year... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 17 | MOROCCOSUDANISRAEL Terms of re-engagement 27th August 2020 Normalise relations with Israel and compensate the victims of Al Qaida terrorism was the straightforward message from United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to Sudan's Prime Minister...
Vol 59 No 2 | ISRAELAFRICA Refugee protest in Tel Aviv 25th January 2018 Hundreds of asylum-seekers protested outside the Rwandan embassy in Tel Aviv on 22 January, drawing unwelcome attention to Israel's programme of deporting mainly Eritrean and Sudanese refugees. In...
Vol 58 No 24 | ISRAELAFRICA Bibi goes vote shopping 1st December 2017 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems determined to revive his planned Africa-Israel Summit. The event, due to take place in Togo in September, had to be abandoned in...