Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
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1 September 2025
Heritage Month 2025, UN@80, Bantu Biko and Peter Tosh Month – New Season in Afrika
The 1st of September marks the beginning of Heritage Month in South Afrika and with Heritage Day celebrated on 24 September 2025 to honour our nation’s diverse culture and rich heritage.
1. DR Congo – South Afrika
Why Tshisekedi will skip Thabo Mbeki’s peace forum
Kinshasa says the former South African president is not a neutral broker and will stick to talks in Washington and Doha.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has turned down an invitation to the Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s dialogue on peace and security due to run from 3 to 6 September in South Africa.
2. Sudan – Nyala
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, was sworn in as the head of a parallel Sudanese government, the government said in a statement, pushing the country a step closer towards de facto partition.
3. Zimbabwe – South Afrika
President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the opening of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at Agricultural Show Grounds in Harare this past weekend.
The hosting of this Agriculture Show resonates with the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme, which seeks to improve domestic production and marketing as well as the facilitation of regional trade in food staples. Agricultural cooperation is key to sustaining jobs.
4, In our historical archives, it was on this day 1 September 1969 when the late Colonel Muammar Gaddafi seized power in Libya after a coup d'etat. Gaddafi, the leader of the Free Unionist Officers movement, overthrew the monarchical rule of King Idris, who had ruled Libya since its independence in December 1951. After his deposition the king went into exile in Egypt.
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