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[WATCH] The importance of security systems including intelligence cannot be overemphasized to safeguard our political and economic freedom. In Africa, continental instruments such as the Africa Continental Free Trade Area will serve as gateway to intra-Africa trade as well as trade with other countries of the South and the... show more

ANC SECRETARY GENERAL | Fikile Mbalula

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SAD BUT TRUE ?

Mzukulu kaSdinana2 years ago

Kazi ehhema uthin weFikky

phalaphala2 years ago

Embarrassed yourself go to talk about intelligent something your government don't have it not so long ago your government send our soldiers, our kids to die in DRC just to save @CyrilRamaphosa family business interests cause it was not for the country, intelligent lead by pastor

Modise Mcira2 years ago

You are marching against yourselves majita...

The Duke of #FreeState2 years ago

Why do you guys in that pyramid scheme called the ANC love talking about economic freedom 🤔 Do you even know what is it 🤔

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$Africa no longer wants to align itself with the great powers, whatever they may be” The role assigned to Africa in this 21st century is evocative of the image that certain powers of our continent still have: their zone of influence. We must be concerned about the place that Africa occupies on the world stage. The great powers want to reduce Africa to a purely instrumental entity in the service of their causes and obviously do not want the continent to be able to play an important role. The fractures of the colonial era between a so-called French-speaking, Spanish speaking, Portuguese-speaking, Arabic-speaking and English-speaking Africa have diminished, as have the post-Cold War ideologies that dominated the entire second part of the 20th century. Today Africa wants to be itself, it is “Africanophone” if you allow it. Africa expects more equality, respect, equity and justice in its relations and partnerships with the rest of the world, with the major powers, whatever they may be. Today Africans want to be true partners. In the concert of nations, Africa must be listened to for dialogue to have meaning. The lack of listening perverts the meaning of the dialogue, which turns into a juxtaposition of monologues and biased reasons. Africa certainly does not have the same megaphones as the great powers of the world, but the voice of Africa counts and must count if we want to have Africa as a partner on major international issues. Moreover, Africa expects a true partnership and our allies must make an effort to accept the spirit of such a partnership. Our allies cannot always expect unconditional support from the continent. Africa wants to cooperate with its allies on the basis of its well-understood interests. #UNGA #UNGA2023 #UNGA78 #Africanophonie #APA #AfricanPoliticalAlliance #PanafricanCongress #LomePanafricanCongress #Lome2024 #Panafrican #Panafricanism #LPSF #LPSF2023 #OurAfrica$

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When Nigeria wakes up, the rest of Africa wakes up. The Africa Continental Free Trade Area has seen significant progress since the emergence of President Tinubu, as Nigeria recently concluded its first major export to Kenya. Great times are here, Mother Africa🚀. #BelieveInPBAT

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The trade relations between South Africa and the United States will be the focus of my working visit here. We aim to strengthen and consolidate relations between our two countries.

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