Shannon Ebrahim

Former Group Foreign Editor, Independent Media

It never ceases to amaze when Nobel Peace Prize winners preside over violent atrocities

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OPINION: The atrocities in Tigray were committed by members of Ethiopia’s armed forces operating under the command of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won the Nobel ...

SADC must take the lead in Cabo Delgado

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OPINION: Southern Africa must show the world that it can resolve what is an African problem in Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, and the SADC must take the lead, ...

Biden should not seek US dominance

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No country should assume that they are superior to all others and should, therefore, assume the right to preside over them at the head of the table

Ramaphosa succeeds in brokering Lesotho reform agreement

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President Cyril Ramaphosa oversaw the political parties in Lesotho signing an agreement to establish a statutory body that will coordinate reforms.

Criticism of Xinjiang issue ‘baseless’

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Chinese Ambassador Lin Songtian addresses ?worrying? media reports on China's policy in Xinjiang for the first time.

Plans to ramp up Chinese tourism to SA

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Chinese Ambassador Lin Songtian?s vision is to increase the number of Chinese tourists to South Africa from 100 000 to half a million annually.

Self-determination for Saharawis and Palestinians a priority

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The issue of support for the self-determination of Western Sahara will be taken forward when South Africa and Algeria launch their Strategic Dialogue.

BRICS hit back at USA

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As a powerful collective, BRICS leaders have resolved to create a new world order which outright rejects protectionism and unilateralism.

China's Xi arrives on SA shores for state visit

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His third visit, having visited the country for the 2013 BRICS Summit, and the 2015 Forum on China-Africa Co-operation

Is Mnangagwareally a fresh start?

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Zimbabwe is celebrating the end of Mugabe’s reign, but the country might be moving from the frying pan into the fire

Macron surprises with highly progressive foreign policy

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If he implements his foreign policy vision and becomes a voice of reason and compassion on the UN Security Council, SA will certainly have an ally.

Surviving Life in a North Korean Labour camp

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If anyone doubts that a world approximating George Orwell’s 1984 exists today, just ask one of the survivors of North Korea’s prison labour camps.

Trump's options rapidly diminishing as he ramps up the rhetoric

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Whether Donald Trump was grandstanding or not, it will be difficult to climb down from threat to destroy North Korea if “Rocket Man” keeps firing.

Brics has become a forum to fight for greater global economic equality

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Brics is pushing for industrialisation of developing South, agricultural diversification, beneficiation, infrastructure investment and digitisation.

Is Machar aiming for the presidency in South Sudan, as a guest on SA soil?

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Riek Machar is the South Sudan rebel leader who has become the man nobody wants.

SA needs to act to reverse Zambia's sad slide into dictatorship​

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One of the SA Development Community's most urgent challenges will be to forge regional consensus on how to reverse Zambia’s slide towards dictatorship.

Venezuela's democracy under threat from US's sneaky interference

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The US has long identified the government of Venezuela as one of its top six enduring targets along with China, North Korea, Iraq, Iran, and Russia.

Helene Passtoors: Foreigner who was ready to pay the ultimate price for SA ​

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To her torturer, Nic Deetlefs, she was an evil terrorist, but to South Africans who fought against apartheid, she was a hero of the Struggle.

Once IS is ousted in Syria, what form of governance will take hold?

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It is amazing to think that in the next few weeks the city Islamic State declared capital of their caliphate in Syria, could be completely liberated.

US is in no position to lecture Cuba on human rights

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President Donald Trump’s big policy reversal on Cuba sent one strong message to the world – human rights is not a consideration in US foreign policy.

Why is Qatar being demonised?

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It had more to do with putting it under siege in order to force a change in its independent foreign policy positions.

Will Macron, man of moderation and conscience, apologise to Africa?

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France has never formally apologised for its 132-year colonisation of Algeria, with a succession of French presidents refusing to do so.

Emir of Qatar recognises incredible opportunities in SA

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In the midst of SA's political instability, the leader of the world’s wealthiest nation forged huge trade and economic deals during his state visit.

Coverage of Mosul, London attacks show hypocrisy of Western media

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Three weeks ago the US-led coalition bombing of Mosul in Iraq killed an estimated 300 civilians, many of which were buried alive under the rubble.

Kathy lent his voice to a litany of global causes

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There are men who try to make a difference in the life of their countries, and then there are men who leave their mark on the world.