16 April 2025

1.    Sudan – United Kingdom

'We cannot look away' - UK hosts Sudan talks as famine takes hold

Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee a camp in Darfur in the wake of the most recent attacks

 

2.    Guinea Conakry- Morocco

Former Guinean Junta Leader Moussa Dadis Camara Leaves Country for Medical Reasons

Moussa Dadis Camara, the former head of Guinea's military junta, has reportedly left the country for medical treatment, according to his entourage. Camara's departure follows a presidential pardon granted on March 28, 2025, citing health concerns.

 

3.    USA- Lesotho

Lesotho Gives in, Approves Starlink Licence

Lesotho has succumbed to pressure and granted a ten-year licence to Starlink Lesotho, a subsidiary of Elon Musk's SpaceX, to operate a satellite internet network in Lesotho.

 

4.    In our  historical archives, it was on this day 16 April 1964 when Joshua Nkomo, Ndebele nationalist leader, is served with a restriction order that affects his freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia.

 

06:45 The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities conducted investigative hearings about the abuse at the hands of their religious leaders in varying degrees.

 

 

Guest: Prof Yogan Pillay is the director for HIV and TB delivery at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 

 

 

Guest: Bronagh Hammond - Director Communications (Spokesperson), The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) 

 

 

Guest: Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana: Eastern Cape Hawks Spokesperson

 

 

Guest: Samantha Filby: co-author who is based in the Research Unit on the Economics of Exercisable Products in UCT’s School of Economics.

 

 

Guest: Dr Msizi Myeza: CEO of the Council for the Built Environment

 

 

Guest: Professor Abel Esterhuyse:  member of the Department of Strategic Studies in the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University

15 April 2025

1.    Sudan- Darfur- London 

Sudan war to enter third year as RSF assaults in Darfur intensify

The United Nations and rights groups are calling for an end to the violence in Sudan as the third anniversary of its civil war looms and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has intensified its attacks in Darfur, killing dozens of people in recent days.

 

 

1. Algeria – France

Algeria to expel 12 French embassy officials

The latest rift comes days after tentative steps had been made to mend relations

 

 

1. Botswana -SADC- DRC – M23

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has denied accusations made by the March 23 Movement (M23) that its forces are collaborating with Congolese and foreign militias in military operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

 

 

1. In our historical archives, the 15th of April 1958 was declared “Afrikan Freedom Day,” to mark each year the onward progress of the liberation movement, and to symbolize the determination of the people of Africa to free themselves from foreign domination and exploitation.

Guest: Prof Richard Calland: Adjunct Prof of Law, Governance and Political analyst

Guest: Martin Kingston: CEO for B4SA (Business for South Africa)

 

 

Guest: Chris De Kock: Crime Analyst