Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell’s Remarks At the United Nations Security Council Open Debate On Children and Armed Conflict

Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell’s Remarks At the United Nations Security Council Open Debate On Children and Armed Conflict

New York — As delivered “Excellencies, “Good morning. Thank you to Colombia, and Security Council President Ambassador Leonor Zalabata, for convening this important debate. “Thank you also to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, and to the civil society representative, for their briefings. Keep up with the latest…

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Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell’s Remarks At the United Nations Security Council Open Debate On Children and Armed Conflict

Africa: SADC Sidesteps Afrophobia Debate As South Africa Report Vanishes From Summit Agenda

Questions are mounting over the Southern African Development Community’s response to rising Afrophobic violence in South Africa after a highly anticipated report on the crisis was quietly withdrawn from the agenda of an Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit, denying regional leaders the opportunity to formally deliberate on one of the bloc’s most sensitive and pressing issues….

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Africa: Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell’s Remarks At the United Nations Security Council Open Debate On Children and Armed Conflict

Africa: The AU Has Frozen the Somaliland Debate – Political Solutions Are Needed

Israel’s Somaliland recognition generated unusual cohesion in Africa and beyond, but condemnation hasn’t delivered a consensual solution. Israel’s December 2025 recognition of Somaliland, a secessionist northern part of Somalia, set off a series of political and diplomatic shockwaves in the Horn of Africa and Arabic Peninsula. In a region already facing acute tensions amid global…

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MTN, ICASA facilitate debate on SA’s digital inclusion

MTN, ICASA facilitate debate on SA’s digital inclusion

The MTN SA and ICASA delegation. MTN South Africa and the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) yesterday met to discuss measures to reduce the cost to communicate. The engagement, according to MTN SA, forms part of its ongoing multi-stakeholder strategy aimed at enhancing collaboration with key partners in government, business and civil society. The…

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Publishing of matric results debate back in court

Publishing of matric results debate back in court

The 2025 National Senior Certificate examination results will be announced on 12 January 2026. With the 2025 matric exams under way, the matter of publishing learners’ results in the media in January is being examined before the courts. It’s still unclear if the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination results will be publicised on various…

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