By Jan Servaes* BRUSSELS, Belgium | 18 December 2025 (IDN) — “We Americans have never been very good at managing empire. It is not one of our skill sets. But what is coming next may be a great deal worse than the naïve and incompetently managed American empire of the past eighty years. We may […]
Why the U.S.–South Africa Rift Could Reshape Global Power
A Shock That Had Been Building for Months This article was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 2 December 2025 (IDN) — Six months ago, a meeting in Washington set the stage for the geopolitical rupture now unfolding. In one of the year’s most contentious diplomatic encounters, U.S. President Donald Trump confronted […]
Leveraging Trump’s Tariff Shock: Diversify Products and Markets — Industrialise
By Darini Rajasingham Senanayake* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 12 August 2025 (IDN) — Real and staged crises present opportunities to reorient, innovate and think outside the box. Trump’s tariff ‘shock’ presents Sri Lanka’s business sector and national policy makers an opportunity for short, intermediate and long-term economic and industrial policy shift out of the current […]
African Women Lead the Charge for Economic Justice and Innovation
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Originally posted on spikedmedia. MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | 31 July 2025 (IDN) — The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) precinct in Midrand, South Africa, was transformed into a powerful stage for women’s voices and visions during the Pan-African Women’s Day commemoration held under the bold theme: “Women Driving Africa’s Economic Justice and Innovation: […]
African Parliamentarians Rally for Unity, Justice and Global Influence at P20 Symposium
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Originally posted on spikedmedia. MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | 28 July 2025 (IDN) — The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) precinct in Midrand, South Africa, came alive today as Speakers, Presiding Officers, and parliamentarians from across the continent gathered for a historic P20 Symposium for the African Continent, under the banner “Harnessing Parliamentary Diplomacy […]
P20 Symposium to Harness Parliamentary Diplomacy for Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Originally posted on spikedmedia. MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | 28 July 2025 (IDN) — In a powerful display of unity and purpose, Speakers and Presiding Officers of African Parliaments are gathered at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South Africa, on 28 July 2025 in preparation for the inaugural P20 Symposium for the […]
Pan-African Parliament Advances Groundbreaking Gender Equality Law at Pretoria Retreat
By Byron Adonis Mutingwende Originally posted on spikedmedia. PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA | 26 July 2025 (IDN) — A landmark step in Africa’s legislative journey toward gender justice was taken in Pretoria today, as the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Committee on Gender, Family, Youth and Persons with Disabilities convened a high-level retreat to finalize and scrutinize the […]
The Georgetown Agreement — 50th Anniversary of the ACP Group of States — What of the Coming Decades?
By P.I Gomes The writer is a former Ambassador of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the European Union and ACP Group of States, Brussels (2005 -2015) and Secretary-General of the ACP Group of States (2015-2020). PORT OF SPAIN | 11 June 2025 (IDN) — On 6 June 1975 in Guyana’s capital city, the signing […]
Cameroon: The World’s Most Neglected Displacement Crisis
By Norwegian Refugee Council OSLO | 10 June 2025 (IDN) — Cameroon is now the world’s most neglected displacement crisis, according to a new report from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Decision makers must recognise that displacement isn’t a distant crisis; it’s a shared responsibility which cannot be ignored. The annual list of neglected displacement […]
Disaster Preparedness: Anew From the Ancient Old
By Yossef Ben-Meir* Marrakech, Morocco | 4 June 2025 (IDN) — The Kingdom of Morocco is taking the wise measure of building 36 storage facilities that will serve the people’s serious needs during severe crises, should they ever arise, such as with the horrifying 2023 earthquake in the High Atlas region. Ancient knowledge captured in […]