ADDRESS BY DEPUTY MINISTER EBRAHIM AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS’ 75TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE

Deputy Minister Ebrahim discusses the necessity of consolidating an 'African Agenda' to address global common challenges, including poverty, food insecurity, and climate change. He argues for the strategic importance of South-South Co-operation and engagement with emerging powers like China, Brazil, and India to counter the dominance of Northern countries in the international system. The speech emphasizes the role of the African Union, NEPAD, and the African Economic Community in fostering regional integration and socio-economic development, while calling for the international community to honor commitments made to Africa, such as the Millennium Development Goals.

• South Africa is committed to consolidating an 'African Agenda' by supporting the African Union's Peace and Security Architecture and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) to combat instability caused by poverty, hunger, famine, food insecurity, and weak governance.
• Climate change is identified as a global challenge that has caused significant damage in the developing world through flooding and droughts, despite Africa contributing relatively little to the phenomenon.
• To reduce the influence of a few powerful Northern countries that control global resources, South Africa is pursuing South-South Co-operation and strategic partnerships with emerging powers such as China, Brazil, and India through initiatives like FOCAC and NAASP.
• African leaders are attempting to build the African Economic Community (AEC) to improve trade, though regional integration in areas like SADC has been hindered by the approach of partners regarding Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2009). ADDRESS BY DEPUTY MINISTER EBRAHIM AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS’ 75TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/saia_75_conf_ebrahim_200909.pdf

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. ADDRESS BY DEPUTY MINISTER EBRAHIM AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS’ 75TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE. 2009. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/saia_75_conf_ebrahim_200909.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2009address, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{ADDRESS BY DEPUTY MINISTER EBRAHIM AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS’ 75TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE}}, publisher = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2009}, month = sep, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/saia_75_conf_ebrahim_200909.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }