Peter Fabricius, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/peterfabricius/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:28:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Peter Fabricius, Author at This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/author/peterfabricius/ 32 32 67616479 Thulani Maseko’s absence weakens Eswatini’s struggle for democracy https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/thulani-masekos-absence-weakens-eswatinis-struggle-for-democracy/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/thulani-masekos-absence-weakens-eswatinis-struggle-for-democracy/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:28:45 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573270 Without Maseko’s leadership, the Multi-Stakeholder Forum that pushes for democratic change shows signs of falling apart.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/thulani-masekos-absence-weakens-eswatinis-struggle-for-democracy/feed/ 0 573270 Kamala Harris joins the pilgrimage to Africa https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/kamala-harris-joins-the-pilgrimage-to-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/kamala-harris-joins-the-pilgrimage-to-africa/?noamp=mobile#comments Wed, 03 May 2023 10:55:57 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572967 The Ukraine war elevated US interest in Africa, but the real global contest is with Beijing rather than Moscow.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/kamala-harris-joins-the-pilgrimage-to-africa/feed/ 1 572967 UK seems ready to return its ‘last African colony’ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/uk-seems-ready-to-return-its-last-african-colony/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/uk-seems-ready-to-return-its-last-african-colony/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:31:48 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572874 Aggrieved Chagossians must be heard in negotiations between the UK and Mauritius over who owns the Chagos Archipelago.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/uk-seems-ready-to-return-its-last-african-colony/feed/ 0 572874 Abstaining in absentia: does SADC have a common position on Ukraine? https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/abstaining-in-absentia-does-sadc-have-a-common-position-on-ukraine/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/abstaining-in-absentia-does-sadc-have-a-common-position-on-ukraine/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:00:56 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572778 Some Southern African states show that you can vote against Russian aggression and still remain non-aligned.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/abstaining-in-absentia-does-sadc-have-a-common-position-on-ukraine/feed/ 0 572778 Thulani Maseko’s assassination roils Eswatini’s democracy project https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/thulani-masekos-assassination-roils-eswatinis-democracy-project/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/thulani-masekos-assassination-roils-eswatinis-democracy-project/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:08:15 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572726 The murder of the human rights defender and political activist could be a turning point – but which way?

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