South Africa’s first election was saved by a Kenyan: the fascinating story of Washington Okumu, the accidental mediator: What’s sometimes forgotten about the 26-29 April 1994 vote that installed the African National Congress (ANC) government in South Africa is that, until the last minute, it looked like violence would consume the voting process. An 11th-hour …
Gaza war: how Qatar used its business connections to become a leading mediator in the Middle East: During the temporary ceasefire negotiated between Israel and Hamas with the mediation of the Qatar government, 81 hostages have been released in return for the freeing of 180 Palestinians held in Israeli custody. Hundreds of lorry loads of …
Russia’s war in Ukraine: how South Africa blew its chance as a credible mediator: Russia's indiscriminate war in Ukraine has caused a large-scale humanitarian crisis. EFE-EPA/Sergey Dolzhenko South Africa has been roundly criticised for its decision to abstain from voting on three UN General Assembly resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The first resolution, on …
Ukraine conflict: the pros and cons of China as global peace mediator: flagsshutterstock Some early indications suggest that China may want to negotiate on behalf of the rest of the world with Russia on Ukraine. On March 1, Beijing issued a statement saying it “deplored” the outbreak of conflict and calling on Russia and Ukraine …
South Africa in the news: Nile dam mediator S. Africa urges talks to continue: South Africa, current mediator in a long-running feud over Ethiopia’s dam on the Blue Nile, on Thursday urged talks to continue despite threats of suspension and walkout. Egypt on Tuesday called for a …: “South Africa” – BingNews Malawi: NGO Card …
Brexit: how a third-party mediator could break the parliamentary impasse: Lightspring/Shutterstock With Theresa May’s failure to pass the withdrawal agreement in the House of Commons, Brexit has entered a phase common to many intractable conflicts in world politics. There is now a three-way standoff across all of the UK’s political parties over how to break …