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Ray White speaks to Dr Kingsley Makhubela, Risk Analyst, Former Diplomat and Public Relation Executive to review South Africa's international relations having hosted the G20 , mending relations with the USA and 2026 outlook. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

O ano de 2025 ficou marcado por um agravamento das tensões globais e por tentativas ainda inconclusivas de estabilização da ordem internacional. Neste balanço internacional, ouvimos o especialista em política internacional, Germano Almeida, para analisar os principais acontecimentos que moldaram a agenda mundial. As guerras na Ucrânia e em Gaza continuaram a dominar o debate internacional, acompanhadas por acusações de genocídio contra dirigentes israelitas e de crimes contra a humanidade imputados ao Hamas. Um ano atravessado por sucessivas tentativas de cessar-fogo que expuseram as fragilidades da arquitectura de segurança europeia e a dificuldade da comunidade internacional em impor soluções duradouras. 2025 ficou também assinalado pela eleição de um novo Papa. Leão XIV, o primeiro pontífice norte-americano, tem sido descrito pela imprensa como uma figura discreta, mas com sinais de continuidade em relação a temas centrais do pontificado anterior. No plano geopolítico, a escalada de tensão no Indo-Pacífico - envolvendo a China, Taiwan e o Japão - reforçou os receios de um alargamento dos focos de instabilidade global. A cimeira do clima no Brasil voltou a colocar no centro do debate a urgência da resposta às alterações climáticas, num contexto internacional cada vez mais polarizado. O ano começou ainda com o regresso de Donald Trump à Casa Branca. Uma presidência descrita como mais organizada e simultaneamente mais disruptiva, marcada por uma postura de crescente hostilidade em relação à Europa e por uma redefinição das alianças tradicionais dos Estados Unidos. O ano de 2025 fica marcado pelo regresso de Donald Trump à Casa Branca. Que impacto teve a reeleição de Trump nos Estados Unidos e no resto do mundo? Um impacto enorme, ainda maior do que se imaginava, tendo em conta o que representa o Presidente dos Estados Unidos. Os Estados Unidos continuam a contar muito, talvez menos do que nos últimos anos, mas passaram a contar de outra maneira. Ou seja, esta segunda presidência de Trump é diferente da primeira. Tem alguns traços idênticos aos do seu estilo pessoal, mas distingue-se da anterior porque chega com uma agenda mais organizada e mais disruptiva. Donald Trump surgiu com ideias de interferir na soberania do Canadá e do México, através de tarifas que pareciam enormes, mas que depois afinal já não eram -e que, mais tarde, voltaram a sê-lo. Tudo isto transformou-se numa negociação permanente entre o caótico e o imprevisível, com impacto na tentativa de alterar a economia mundial e o papel dos Estados Unidos nessa economia. E, sobretudo, pelo que Trump foi demonstrando em termos de hostilidade em relação à Europa, de uma relativa e perigosa proximidade com a Rússia, e de oposição ao actual quadro internacional baseado numa ordem assente em regras e no multilateralismo. Fica a expectativa de que as grandes potências passem a resolver os assuntos com base em interesses de negócio, e não na segurança e na estabilidade internacionais. Quais é que são as consequências desta política para a economia e também no plano diplomático? São gigantescas, porque o quadro, embora em crise, da sociedade internacional que conhecemos nas últimas décadas mudou completamente. Era baseado no poder norte-americano, que, embora com muitos defeitos, dava garantias relativamente a alguns valores: a relação transatlântica, a estabilidade multilateral, a importância da NATO e da União Europeia. Tudo isto está em causa, porque Trump encara como negativo o poder dessas instituições. E depois porque, internamente, também ataca os direitos humanos de cidadãos americanos, com uma governação errática e absolutamente incompetente. O primeiro ano de Trump tem péssimos resultados do ponto de vista dos seus objectivos: prometeu baixar a inflacção e a inflacção está a aumentar; tem um nível de aprovação muito baixo, mesmo dentro daquilo que eram os seus apoios há um ano. Portanto, está a ser uma presidência caótica. A primeira também o foi, mas com a diferença de ter um foco e um interesse na agenda internacional que não correspondia ao habitual posicionamento americano. E quando uma ordem perde o seu principal pilar e ainda não tem uma alternativa consolidada, entra-se numa era e num período de um certo caos. É o momento em que estamos. Nesta agenda internacional, têm sido apresentados vários planos para tentar solucionar os conflitos no mundo. Em 2025, a população da Faixa de Gaza viveu, até ao cessar-fogo em vigor no enclave desde Outubro, um cenário de fome extrema, com as autoridades israelitas a serem acusadas de genocídio e o Hamas de crimes contra a humanidade. Perante este contexto, a solução de dois Estados ainda é possível? No papel, sim. Mas quando um dos lados - o lado israelita - tem um Governo que diz que isso não vai acontecer, essa solução torna-se muito difícil. E quando o outro lado tem como objectivo principal apagar do mapa o outro, como é o caso do Hamas em relação a Israel, também se torna difícil. O Hamas aceitou aparentemente um acordo por estar numa posição de grande fragilidade. Mas a verdade é que o próprio acordo para Gaza parou momentaneamente a guerra, mas de forma muito frágil, com ataques constantes, longe de uma verdadeira paz ou de um verdadeiro cessar-fogo. Há também um outro ponto que contribui para um momento de grande instabilidade naquela região. O impasse nas negociações na guerra na Ucrânia e os desentendimentos entre os Estados Unidos e a Europa na concepção de um plano de paz marcaram 2025. Que opções restam à Ucrânia? A Ucrânia está numa situação absolutamente dramática, porque aquilo que ajudou a aguentar quatro anos de invasão russa está a ser posto em causa. Os Estados Unidos são o principal financiador e contribuinte da NATO, que foi fundamental para a resistência ucraniana. E os Estados Unidos passaram de principal aliado a uma das ameaças à Ucrânia, porque, no plano negocial, quem manda na política americana escolheu um lado: a Rússia. Donald Trump diz que quer a paz, mas quer uma paz a qualquer custo, que até agora beneficiaria quase exclusivamente a Rússia. À Ucrânia resta continuar a resistir, passando a depender apenas da ajuda europeia e canadiana, sem a ajuda americana, que é fundamental. Oficialmente mantém-se alguma ajuda, mas de forma muito "interesseira", vendendo armas em vez de as fornecer. Resta saber até quando os Estados Unidos manterão a partilha de inteligência, que é crucial. A Ucrânia vai ter de resistir. Com a Europa poderá conseguir, mas isso custa dinheiro e tempo. Não sei se a Europa terá capacidade suficiente no momento actual, sendo obrigada a tomar decisões difíceis mais rapidamente do que imaginava. Isso gera outra consequência da posição americana: sectores europeus que ideologicamente concordam com Washington e outros que ainda não perceberam totalmente a dimensão do problema. Este conflito às portas da Europa levou o velho continente a apostar no sector da defesa. As ameaças da Rússia colocam em risco a paz europeia? A situação é diferente. A Europa não está a sofrer uma guerra como a Ucrânia, com ataques diários às cidades, mas está a sofrer um outro tipo de ameaça que não enfrentava nas últimas décadas: uma ameaça híbrida. Está a passa por situações como as que referiu e poderá evoluir para outros patamares de agressão. Se não conseguir travar a Rússia, a Europa passa a enfrentar um desafio e uma ameaça inédita. Terá de mostrar força e dissuasão suficiente para travar Moscovo, e terá de o fazer sem os Estados Unidos, pelo menos enquanto esta administração durar. São dois elementos novos para a Europa. Mas a liderança europeia será capaz de responder a esse desafio? Está a fazê-lo mais rapidamente do que muitos imaginam. O cliché de que a Europa não fez nada é falso. A Europa foi o principal pilar de reacção à agressão russa, embora não estivesse preparada, porque durante décadas viveu sob o guarda-chuva americano, que acabou. Estamos numa fase de transição. Há líderes europeus a fazer o possível, mas é preciso muito mais. Como somos democracias, não sabemos quem continuará no poder: quem sucede a Emmanuel Macron, quanto tempo terão os actuais líderes para modernizar as Forças Armadas. É uma fase de grande indefinição e risco. A Rússia é o principal inimigo da Europa? Vladimir Putin é a principal ameaça. Há um inimigo declarado e isso ainda nos causa perplexidade. Basta ler a estratégia de segurança americana: quem manda em Washington não gosta da Europa e quer destruir o projecto europeu. Não é uma guerra directa, mas é uma guerra ideológica. A Rússia é um potencial inimigo, embora, no papel, a Europa tenha muito mais força. Mas força que não é accionada é apenas potencial. A Rússia é um agressor com capacidade real e comprovada. Quais são os principais riscos da escalada de tensão entre China, Taiwan e Japão? Creio que os Estados Unidos continuarão a apoiar Taiwan e o Japão, mas com reacções mais imprevisíveis. A China vai explorar isso, e já o está a fazer. A Primeira-Ministra japonesa pode mudar a política do país? Já o está a fazer. [Sanae Takaichi] percebeu que a China é uma ameaça real e que a aproximação a Donald Trump não trouxe garantias suficientes. O Japão está a tirar conclusões sobre aquilo que os Estados Unidos podem não fazer. Uma das consequências poderá ser a militarização, até a nuclearização, do Japão. O ano de 2025 ficou marcado pela eleição do Papa Leão XIV. Que balanço faz dos primeiros meses do sumo pontífice? É difícil igualar o carisma do Papa Francisco, mas, de forma discreta, Leão XIV tem mostrado continuidade em vários temas. A viagem à Turquia e ao Líbano concretizou desejos antigos de Francisco. Na questão da Ucrânia, parece-me mais claro na definição das responsabilidades e do que é preciso fazer para travar a Rússia. Tenho, para já, muito boas impressões, sobretudo quanto ao papel do Vaticano como mediador discreto. A COP 30 terminou com um acordo modesto. O mundo continua a ignorar as alterações climáticas? Não é o mundo, são os principais poluidores. Muitos países estão preocupados, mas quando Estados Unidos, Índia e China não lideram, nada avança. Esta nova ordem é ditada por interesses de grandes potências, e isso tem consequências graves no combate ao risco climático. Que mensagem enviou o Brasil com a condenação do antigo Presidente Jair Bolsonaro? O Brasil tem problemas, mas o seu sistema judicial respondeu mais rapidamente do que em países supostamente mais desenvolvidos. É um bom sinal, apesar das contradições da democracia brasileira. No caso de Bolsonaro, é uma boa notícia para a democracia. O grupo das 20 potências económicas reuniu-se na África do Sul, mas sem a presença dos Estados Unidos.  Ainda assim, os países presentes assinaram uma declaração. Isto revela que o continente africano passa a ter outro peso na economia mundial?  A África tem um potencial enorme e é a zona do mundo que, proporcionalmente, mais vai crescer nas próximas décadas. Basta olhar para a relação entre a China e África ou para países como a Nigéria, tendo em conta o crescimento demográfico e as riquezas naturais. No entanto, para ter um peso efectivo, África teria de contar muito mais com instituições fortes. Existe ainda uma certa imaturidade institucional, apesar de algumas excepções positivas, e uma dependência excessiva de grandes potências globais -como a China, a Rússia ou, nalguns casos, a França- que nem sempre tem sido benéfica para o desenvolvimento do continente como um todo. As taxas americanas podem afectar África? Claro que sim. São mais um travão ao desenvolvimento. Em Portugal, 2025 fica marcado pelas eleições legislativas que colocaram um partido de extrema-direita como a segunda força de oposição no país, 51 anos depois do 25 de Abril. A democracia do país está ameaçada? Não, claro que não. A subida rápida do Chega tem a ver com um voto de protesto. Sobretudo, tem a ver com a culpa dos dois principais partidos por terem provocado três eleições legislativas em três anos. Um absurdo completo, uma loucura, uma irresponsabilidade. Mas eu acho que Portugal tem noção das contradições. Tem indicadores económicos muito bons, como não tinha há muitos anos. Tem problemas grandes, como o acesso à habitação e alguns problemas pontuais ao nível da saúde. E depois tem uma subida artificial da percepção de risco relativamente a questões como a criminalidade e a imigração. Bom, eu vivo em Portugal e não vejo nada disso. Vejo um país muito seguro, vejo um país com um potencial bastante grande e com um dado novo, que é ter muito mais imigrantes. Eu não concordo com a ideia de que isso gere mais insegurança. Não vejo isso, sinceramente. Mas há, sim, um novo ecossistema, também mediático, que levou à subida de um partido que explora alguns medos. Há algum grau de irresponsabilidade em explorar essa questão de uma forma primária e, nalguns casos, injusta. Mas sabemos que em política não há justiça nem injustiça: não é abster-se, é a capacidade de explorar. Ainda assim, o Governo aprovou um novo diploma relativamente aos imigrantes que vêm, que de certa forma os penaliza... Este é um desafio para os partidos que dominaram a democracia portuguesa nos últimos 50 anos. Houve algumas capacidades perdidas, mas também grandes conquistas. Este país é muito melhor do que era há 51 anos. Falta saber se teremos partidos e líderes mais moderados que tenham a capacidade de explicar isso às pessoas e de encontrar respostas. Porque, volto a dizer, há um problema grave de habituação dos mais jovens, há outros problemas pontuais, como a questão da saúde, mas que também não está no caos de que muitas vezes se fala. Estamos numa situação global muitíssimo melhor do que a apreciação que as pessoas fazem dela, e agora é preciso tentar resolver esta discrepância. A subida de partidos chamados populistas é uma tendência global, ou pelo menos europeia e americana. Como tudo, terá fases. Os partidos que estão a subir hão-de parar de subir. Falta saber se só vão parar quando chegarem ao governo ou se é possível evitar que cheguem ao poder. Eu acho que em Portugal isso ainda não é uma inevitabilidade assim tão grande. Pode acontecer, mas não é inevitável. E, se acontecer, será uma fase que depois acabará por recuar. Quais são os grandes desafios para 2026? O risco de erosão das democracias e a polarização das sociedades. Paradoxalmente, o momento económico global é melhor do que as pessoas pensam.

John Maytham speaks to Patrick Porter, reflecting on what has happened in global politics and events in 2025 and how that will shape and influence what will happen in global politics in 2026. They touch on the shifts in US leadership, the rise of far-right influence, ongoing conflicts like in Gaza and growing debates around international law and accountability. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special year-end edition of The China in Africa Podcast, Eric, Cobus, and Géraud look back on the top stories of 2025 and look ahead to the key trend to watch in 2026. 

In this special year-end edition of The China-Global South Podcast, Eric, Cobus, and Géraud look back on the top stories of 2025 and look ahead to the key trend to watch in 2026. 

Mandy Weiner speaks to Peter Fabricious, Foreign Affairs correspondent at the Daily Maverick on some of the G20 nations advocating for the inclusion of South Africa in the Sherpa's meeting and other subsequent meetings. The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. Thank you for listening to this podcast of The Midday Report Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from The Midday Report, go to https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

En Afrique du Sud, les fêtes de fin d'année se célèbrent sous le soleil, puisque pour la zone australe, la période correspond aux grandes vacances d'été. Mais des traditions de Noël ont quand même pris racine, comme celle des marchés, de plus en plus nombreux et populaires ces dernières années, mettant en avant l'artisanat local. De notre correspondante à Johannesburg, Les glaces remplacent le vin chaud et des débardeurs sont portés à la place des pulls de Noël. Mais l'effervescence pour trouver des cadeaux juste avant les fêtes est bien là. Terena ressort avec des sacs bien remplis : « On a acheté différents types d'objets vendus par les commerçants locaux. Par exemple, ces fabrications en bois, des décorations faites à la main. J'ai aussi pris ces petits sacs en crochet. J'en ai d'abord voulu un pour ma grand-mère, mais je les aime tellement que j'en ai aussi acheté un pour moi ! Je dépense pas mal quand je vais à des marchés de Noël, mais j'ai mis de côté pour être prête. Donc, quand arrive cette période, je ne compte pas trop. Et ça aide tous ces petits c ommerces et ces entrepreneurs pour le reste de l'année d'avoir leur production mise en avant ainsi », raconte cette cliente.  Organisé sur une journée, ce marché Randpark est l'un des derniers à avoir vu le jour, et à proposer des cadeaux artisanaux pour Noël. Tout avait pourtant commencé à très petite échelle, comme s'en souvient son organisatrice, Tabitha Hoy : « Lors du confinement, il n'y avait plus rien. Donc c'est comme ça qu'on a commencé à faire des petits marchés éphémères, juste dans notre allée. De plus en plus de gens, au fil du temps, ont voulu participer. Et voilà comment on se retrouve, 5 ans plus tard, avec 46 vendeurs de Noël ! » À lire aussiAfrique du Sud: le gouvernement lance la révision de sa politique de justice économique Une queue s'est formée devant le stand de Vimbai Mhuta. « Ici, vous avez les sels de bains, et là on fait aussi des crèmes pour les mains, pour les pieds, des soins pour le corps et des gommages », présente-t-elle. La commerçante a vu, ces dernières années, ces marchés de Noël se développer : « Je pense que les gens comprennent de plus en plus l'intérêt d'aller à des marchés pour trouver des cadeaux et des produits uniques. Cette année, j'ai dû choisir quels marchés j'allais faire, car il y en a vraiment beaucoup ! », explique-t-elle. Cependant, dans un pays aux grandes inégalités, ces marchés de Noël n'attirent qu'une partie de la population, puisque tous n'ont pas forcément assez de revenus à dépenser en cadeaux, comme l'explique l'économiste Eliphas Ndou : « Les ménages aux revenus moyens et faibles, en ce moment, sont pour la plupart obligés de se restreindre, car ils doivent dépenser davantage en nourriture et en frais de logement et d'électricité. Ce sont les revenus plus élevés qui peuvent se permettre des produits non essentiels. Donc, il est important de comprendre la structure des revenus qui reflète les inégalités au sein de la population. » La confiance des consommateurs sud-africains s'est toutefois renforcée au quatrième trimestre selon une enquête locale, ce qui est une bonne nouvelle pour les commerçants en cette fin d'année. À lire aussiAvant le G20, un vent d'optimisme souffle sur l'Afrique du Sud

Voilà 100 jours que Sidi Ould Tah a pris la tête de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD). Et, le banquier mauritanien affiche déjà une action positive pour ses trois premiers mois : la levée mardi 16 décembre de 11 milliards de dollars pour le Fonds africain de développement. Une hausse de 23 % par rapport à la précédente session des donateurs. Et, ce, malgré la baisse drastique des enveloppes d'aide au développement cette année. Le président de la BAD explique ses ambitions pour l'Afrique dans un environnement financier en recomposition. Il répond à Sidy Yansané   RFI : M. le président Sidi Ould Tah, vous êtes à Londres pour la réunion des donateurs du Fonds africain de développement, le FAD, qui est, pour le dire simplement, une cagnotte réservée au financement de projets dans les pays africains les plus pauvres. Et cette semaine, le FAD a recueilli 11 milliards de dollars. Un montant que vous qualifiez d'historique.   Sidi Ould Tah : Absolument ! Nous sommes pour l'élan de solidarité historique que nous venons de connaître, qui devrait nous permettre, au cours des trois prochaines années, de mieux répondre aux attentes des populations africaines, en particulier les 37 pays les plus fragiles et les moins dotés de l'Afrique. Du coup, cette année, qui sont les principaux contributeurs ? Malgré le contexte international que nous connaissons tous et qui se caractérise par des pressions fiscales importantes et aussi des pressions sur les ressources, les partenaires du FAD et les pays africains ont décidé ensemble d'augmenter leur enveloppe dans cette 17ᵉ reconstitution du Fonds. C'est un message très fort de solidarité avec l'Afrique et pour l'Afrique. Et aussi un message très fort des Africains pour la prise en charge de leur propre développement. Justement, vous vous félicitez de l'engagement de l'Afrique dans son propre fonds. 23 pays du continent qui ont contribué à près de 183 millions de dollars. Une véritable transformation, vous dites. Mais finalement, 183 millions sur un total de 11 milliards, cette transformation que vous vantez est-elle bien réelle ? Ce qu'il faut regarder au-delà des chiffres, c'est le geste lui-même. Je crois que c'est la dynamique qui commence et ça montre quand même un engagement très fort de la part des pays africains. Si on rapporte ce montant au PIB des pays africains contributeurs, on se rend compte quand même que l'effort est considérable. Mais ce qu'il faut aussi regarder, c'est la volonté commune des deux parties d'aller au-delà de l'aide publique au développement pour aller vers l'investissement, vers le partenariat économique, tout en prenant compte de l'intérêt de nos pays donateurs. Parlons de ces partenaires. Avant de prendre les rênes de la BAD, vous teniez pendant dix ans ceux de la BADEA, la Banque arabe pour le développement économique en Afrique, notamment financée par les pays du Golfe que vous connaissez bien. C'est cette « nouvelle génération de collaborateurs à grande échelle », comme vous le dites, que vous comptez développer ? Il ne s'agit pas d'individualiser des partenaires contre d'autres. Ce qu'il faut voir, c'est l'ensemble des partenaires de l'Afrique. Le continent a toujours reçu un appui constant de la part de ses partenaires historiques, et cet appui continue et se renforce. L'arrivée d'autres partenaires ne fait que renforcer ce partenariat, et ne diminue en rien le partenariat existant. Nous avons consacrée tout une journée au secteur privé avec un certain nombre d'acteurs financiers. Nous sommes à Londres qui est une place financière internationale. Dans ce cadre, le FAD pourrait jouer un rôle important dans l'atténuation du risque perçu dès qu'il s'agit du continent africain, de quoi rassurer les investisseurs et permettre le développement des projets transformateurs dans les différents pays africains. Revenons sur la Banque arabe pour le développement économique en Afrique, qui s'engage à donner jusqu'à 800 millions de dollars pour le développement en Afrique. Engagement similaire de l'OPEP à hauteur de 2 milliards de dollars. Ce sont les sommes annoncées par la BAD que vous présidez. N'y a-t-il pas là une alternative aux contributeurs habituels ? Vous savez, les besoins de l'Afrique sont immenses. Annuellement, on estime ces besoins de financement et de développement à 400 milliards de dollars. Donc, toutes les contributions sont les bienvenues. Toutes les participations sont nécessaires, que ce soit à travers la mobilisation du secteur privé, qui doit aussi jouer un rôle important dans la mise en œuvre des projets d'infrastructures, la transformation des matières premières, le secteur de l'énergie, des transports, les ports, les aéroports, les chemins de fer, mais aussi dans le domaine digital. En novembre, vous étiez présent au G20 organisé en Afrique du Sud et boycottée par Washington. Comment comptez-vous composer avec la nouvelle politique américaine des deals pour paraphraser le président Donald Trump, notamment sur les matières premières ? Les Etats-Unis ont toujours soutenu la BAD et continuent à la soutenir. Et nous travaillons en étroite collaboration avec nos actionnaires dans l'intérêt du continent africain. Le rôle de la Banque est un rôle de financement du développement et de mobilisation des ressources pour le continent africain, et nous continuerons à le faire, y compris avec le secteur privé américain comme la DFC, comme US Bank. C'est les projets qui vont contribuer à l'amélioration du bien-être des populations africaines. À lire aussiBanque africaine de développement: le nouveau président invite à «changer de paradigme» face aux défis du continent

Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, sê Suid-Afrika het onder sy G20-presidentskap voorkeur gegee aan bateherwinning in die G20-werkgroep teen korrupsie. Sedert Augustus 2025 het die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag se Batebeslagleggingsvereniging 8 456 bevriesingsbevele bekom met ʼn geskatte waarde van 31,3 miljard Suid-Afrikaanse rand. Kubayi het by ʼn konferensie in Katar gesê die werksgroep het hoëvlakbeginsels ontwikkel vir die administrasie van bates waarop beslag gelê is:

Bongani Bingwa is joined by Dr Kingsley Makhubela, Risk analyst, former diplomat and Public relation executive about the US threatening South Africa with serious repercussions over the alleged arrest of its officials, and what this could mean for the country’s international relations. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump has accused South Africa of carrying out a genocide against its white population. He also says the nation does not deserve to be a member of the G20, which it hosted last month. FT Africa editor David Pilling - standing in for Gideon - puts these allegations to two South Africans, Lawson Naidoo, a civil society activist, and Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, a foreign policy expert. What is the state of race relations in the country and how are South Africans reacting to the allegations? Clip: CNNFree links to read more on this topic:South Africa arrests Kenyans working at US-run Afrikaner ‘refugee' centreThe ‘pampered princess' accused of trafficking South Africans to RussiaHow South Africa's underworld infiltrated its governmentSouth Africans question future of Black empowerment policiesSouth Africa's credit rating upgraded for first time in two decadesSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Devid Pilling. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social, @gideonrachmanRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

L'Afrique du Sud a expulsé sept Kenyans employés par les États-Unis dans le cadre de leur programme d'accueil de la minorité blanche des Afrikaners. Et, ça ne risque pas d'arranger la relation déjà tendue entre Pretoria et Washington. Le journal kenyan Daily Nation revient sur ce contexte particulièrement électrique : « L'administration du président Donald Trump ambitionne d'accueillir des milliers de Sud-Africains blancs aux États-Unis dans le cadre d'un programme de réinstallation lancé cette année, en se fondant sur des allégations de persécution raciale. » Des allégations que réfute totalement l'Afrique du Sud. « Sur cette base, l'administration Trump a mis en place un programme offrant à certains Afrikaners un traitement prioritaire pour obtenir le statut de réfugié aux États‑Unis, comme en mai 2025 lorsqu'un premier groupe a été accueilli avec accompagnement pour leur insertion », commente la Nouvelle Tribune. Les sept Kényans expulsés étaient entrés dans le pays avec des visas de tourisme et avaient illégalement commencé à travailler, alors que des demandes précédentes de visas de travail leur avaient été refusées. Daily Nation analyse : « Durant son second mandat, Trump a proféré à plusieurs reprises de fausses accusations concernant le traitement réservé par l'Afrique du Sud à sa minorité blanche, s'en servant pour réduire l'aide au pays et exclure l'Afrique du Sud des réunions du G20. » Washington n'a en tout cas pas manqué de réagir aux expulsions : « Le département d'État américain a accusé Pretoria d'entraver ses opérations liées à l'accueil de réfugiés, qualifiant la situation d'inacceptable. De son côté, le gouvernement sud-africain affirme avoir engagé des démarches diplomatiques formelles avec les États-Unis et le Kenya afin de désamorcer le différend », conclut la Nouvelle Tribune. Au Kenya, 18 personnes prises au piège dans la guerre en Ukraine rapatriées Dix-huit personnes prises au piège dans la guerre en Ukraine ont été rapatriées dans le pays, révèle Daily Nation au Kenya. Le journal explique que ces 18 hommes ont été rapatriés de Russie, « certains souffrant de blessures graves ». Plus tôt dans la semaine, on a également appris qu'au moins 82 Kényans auraient été enrôlés de force aux côtés de l'armée russe dans la guerre en Ukraine. « La plupart, dépourvus de toute formation militaire, n'avaient jamais tenu une arme de leur vie avant d'être enrôlés. Après une formation express de cinq jours dans des camps d'entraînement, ils ont été envoyés sur la ligne de front », explique Le Monde Afrique. L'un des volontaires abusés, qui témoigne auprès de Daily Nation, raconte que « plusieurs agences de recrutement auraient trompé des candidats à l'immigration, leur faisant miroiter de faux emplois aux rémunérations alléchantes dans la transformation, l'emballage et le nettoyage de viande », tout en assurant prendre en charge les frais de transport, les examens médicaux et le logement sur place. Et « le Kenya n'est pas le seul pays africain de recrutement, explique le Monde Afrique. Les autorités ukrainiennes estiment que plus de 1 400 soldats du continent, issus de 36 pays, combattraient aux côtés de l'armée russe. La plupart sous la contrainte. » L'Afrique subsaharienne, par ailleurs, « constitue un vivier de recrutement vaste et facilement accessible en raison de taux de pauvreté élevés dans la plupart des pays de la zone » et de l'« important désir d'émigration », d'après l'Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) dans une étude ce jeudi. Froid glacial, pluies diluviennes et fortes chutes de neige au Maroc « Le Maroc fait face à un épisode hivernal d'une rare intensité », commente Afrik.com. Mardi, les autorités ont annoncé le déploiement d'une aide d'urgence nationale. Objectif : venir en aide à des dizaines de milliers de familles. La province côtière de Safi est particulièrement touchée, raconte le média, des crues soudaines y ayant causé la mort de 37 personnes dimanche. « ​Safi panse ses plaies en quatre heures grâce à un élan de solidarité inédit, écrit notamment le journal marocain l'Opinion. Boulangers, pêcheurs, commerçants du port et professionnels de la pêche côtière se sont unis dans une collecte exceptionnelle, peut-on lire. Ce mouvement collectif, nourri par l'attachement profond à une ville meurtrie, illustre une capacité éprouvée à faire face à l'adversité (…) portée par la détermination et la cohésion de ses habitants », raconte le journal. Plus globalement, le Maroc connaît une variabilité climatique accrue, marquée par l'alternance entre sécheresses prolongées et épisodes pluvieux violents. Sans surprise, « l'intensification de ces phénomènes est liée au réchauffement climatique, qui modifie les régimes de précipitations et accentue les contrastes de température », souligne Afrik.com.

Les journalistes et experts de RFI répondent également à vos questions sur le futur de Xabi Alonso au Real Madrid, le retrait annoncé de l'AFC/M23 d'Uvira et un attentat contre des Américains en Syrie. G20 : Donald Trump peut-il réellement exclure l'Afrique du Sud ?   Depuis son retour à la Maison Blanche, Donald Trump multiplie les attaques contre l'Afrique du Sud. Dernier affront, la nation arc-en-ciel n'a pas été invitée à participer à la première réunion du G20 organisée sous présidence américaine. Donald Trump a-t-il le droit d'exclure l'Afrique du Sud pourtant membre fondateur du G20 ? Quel geste le président américain attend-il de Pretoria pour réintégrer le pays ? Avec Valentin Hugues, correspondant de RFI à Johannesburg.       Real Madrid : Xabi Alonso peut-il être encore être écarté du club ?   Après deux défaites à domicile contre le Celta Vigo en Liga et Manchester City en Ligue des Champions, le Real Madrid a retrouvé le chemin de la victoire face à Alavés. Ce succès permet aux Madrilènes de se relancer au classement et à l'entraîneur de souffler alors que sa place est de plus en plus menacée. Xavi Alonso est-il encore sur la sellette ? Si la Maison Blanche décide de se séparer de lui, qui pourrait le remplacer ? Avec Olivier Pron, journaliste au service des sports de RFI.       RDC : le retrait annoncé de l'AFC/M23 d'Uvira est-il crédible ?   A la demande des Etats-Unis, le groupe armé AFC-M23, soutenu par le Rwanda, a annoncé son retrait sous conditions de la ville d'Uvira, dans la province du Sud-Kivu. Sait-on si l'Administration Trump a exercé des pressions sur Kigali ? Les préalables exigés par les rebelles, notamment le déploiement d'une force neutre pour contrôler le cessez-le-feu, sont-ils acceptables pour Kinshasa ? Avec Bob Kabamba, professeur de Science politique à l'Université de Liège.      Syrie : une attaque ciblée contre les États-Unis ?   Trois ressortissants américains, deux militaires et un civil, ont été tués en Syrie par un membre des forces de sécurité, qui selon Washington était affilié à l'organisation État islamique. Pourquoi l'assaillant a-t-il visé des Américains ? Cette attaque risque-t-elle de fragiliser le rapprochement récent entre la Syrie et les Etats-Unis ?   Avec Aghiad Ghanem, directeur scientifique du Programme MENA (Moyen-Orient/Afrique du Nord) à Sciences Po. 

Die minister van internasionale betrekkinge en samewerking, Ronald Lamola, het bevestig Suid-Afrika skakel met verskeie ambassades weens kommer oor Amerika se optrede in die G20. Lamola het in 'n onderhoud met SABC News beklemtoon Suid-Afrika, as 'n stigterslid van G20 en deel van die Troika, vra nie 'n boikot deur ambassades nie. Hy moedig lande aan om Washington DC te betrek en multilateralisme en G20-beginsels te steun:

Mandy Wiener speaks to Minister of Communications, Solly Malatsi about the decision to allow Starlink to operate in South Africa. The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. Thank you for listening to this podcast of The Midday Report Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from The Midday Report, go to https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catch Up on the latest leading news stories around the country with Mandy Wiener on Midday Report every weekday from 12h00 - 13h00 The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. Thank you for listening to this podcast of The Midday Report Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from The Midday Report, go to https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die minister van internasionale betrekkinge en samewerking, Ronald Lamola, sê 'n boikot van die G20 in Amerika sal eensydige besluitneming net aanmoedig. Lamola het aan SABC News gesê Washington het vanjaar reeds verskeie eensydige handelsbesluite geneem en uit mulitlaterale platforms onttrek. Hy sê Suid-Afrika en die meeste G20-lede ondersteun betrokkenheid, nie afsondering nie. Hy het Suid-Afrika se rol as 'n stigterslid van die G20 beklemtoon:

In this episode of The Pioneer Podcast, I speak with Martin van Staden, Head of Policy at the Free Market Foundation in South Africa, about the narrative that President Cyril Ramaphosa and the media have been pushing regarding the crisis is south Africa, growing international criticism and the conclusion of the G20 summit.   You can support Lex Libertas here - https://www.lexlibertas.org.za/support-us

Invitada: Catalina López Portillo Alcocer, Directora General de Planeación Política y G20 de la SRE.Conduce: Raúl Cueto Martínez, Coordinador adscrito al IMR.

‘We are pushing very hard to end this and preserve the future of Sudan'Waihiga Mwaura speaks to Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Egypt's Foreign Minister, during the G20 summit that took place at the end of November in South Africa.Dr. Abdelatty took up the post last year, following a long diplomatic career across Europe, North America and Asia. He's tasked with representing Egypt and the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has been in power since 2014 following a military coup the previous year.Egypt is currently facing a number of issues including an economic crisis at home and political instability along its borders.Libya, to the west, is still dealing with the fallout from the collapse of the Gaddafi regime nearly 15 years later. And On Egypt's eastern border, much of Gaza lies in ruins. Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has estimated that over 1.5 million Sudanese people have sought safety in Egypt as a brutal civil war rages across the border to the south.The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.Presenter: Waihiga Mwaura Producer: Ben Cooper Editor: Justine LangGet in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.(Image: Badr Abdelatty Credit: AMER HILABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Depuis plusieurs mois, Donald Trump cible directement l'Afrique du Sud. Dans ses discours, le président américain accuse Pretoria de ne pas protéger les fermiers afrikaners blancs, qu'il prétend victimes d'un « génocide ». De notre envoyé spécial de retour de Johannesburg Les démentis sud-africains n'y changent rien. Washington sanctionne : boycott du G20 organisé à Johannesburg, exclusion de l'Afrique du Sud du prochain sommet États-Unis/Afrique et, surtout, décisions économiques lourdes, notamment des droits de douane de 30% sur les exportations sud-africaines. Pour East London, ville du Cap-Oriental dont l'économie dépend largement de l'usine Mercedes-Benz, la punition américaine est un séisme. Sur le port d'East London, la scène est pourtant immuable : rangées de berlines alignées sous les projecteurs, grues immobiles dans l'air salin, ouvriers qui s'affairent en attendant les navires. Dirk Botes, responsable clientèle, détaille l'organisation du terminal automobile : « Cette zone peut préstocker environ 1 400 voitures. Dans le hangar là-bas, un peu moins de 4 000, et sur l'esplanade ouverte environ 1 500. » Ce soir, un navire doit pourtant accoster avec plusieurs heures de retard, perturbé par le mauvais temps. « Il va charger ces véhicules, décharger ceux qui arrivent d'Europe, puis on recommencera avec le bateau suivant », explique-t-il. Ce ballet, autrefois parfaitement réglé, s'est ralenti au fil des mois. Le port exporte de moins en moins de voitures, essentiellement des Mercedes Classe C dont les ventes déclinent depuis plusieurs années. Sphiwe Mthembu, le directeur du port, ne masque pas son inquiétude : « La situation nous touche directement. Quand un constructeur présent depuis soixante-cinq ans commence soudain à souffrir d'une baisse de volumes, cela nous affecte immédiatement. Nous recevons des conteneurs destinés à l'usine : si l'usine tourne moins bien, le port en subit l'impact. Nous devons absolument garder Mercedes-Benz ici et attirer un deuxième grand constructeur. C'est vital pour l'économie locale. » En ville, la chambre de commerce suit de près la situation. Sa directrice, Lizelle Maurice, femme d'affaires respectée et ardente défenseure de l'économie locale, résume l'impact en quelques mots : « Le marché américain était notre plus gros marché, environ 30% de toutes les commandes. Quand les volumes ont commencé à baisser, les fournisseurs de Mercedes-Benz ont immédiatement réduit leurs effectifs. Et cela, c'était avant même les tarifs de Trump. La pandémie avait déjà mis notre économie à genoux. L'an dernier, l'usine est passée de trois à deux équipes, puis 700 départs volontaires ont été annoncés. Les décisions de Washington n'ont fait qu'aggraver une situation déjà très tendue. » Pour comprendre la centralité de Mercedes-Benz dans la région, Ted Keenan, journaliste du Daily Dispatch, déroule une liste : Auria Africa, Valeo International, AIH, et bien d'autres. Tous ont licencié ces derniers mois. «Certaines estimations parlent de 160 000 personnes potentiellement touchées dans la région si Mercedes s'en allait », glisse-t-il, avant de nuancer : « Je ne crois pas que ce soit réaliste. Ce serait la pire chose qui puisse arriver. Mais, il y a des rumeurs persistantes venues de Chine : Mercedes-Benz serait prêt à partager son usine. Aujourd'hui, beaucoup de constructeurs partagent leurs installations. Ce n'est pas impensable. » Pour les employés, c'est jour de fête. Plusieurs centaines d'entre eux sont rassemblés sur un terrain de rugby pour la traditionnelle célébration de fin d'année. Brochettes, musique, danses. Thabile Bevu, délégué du syndicat Numsa, explique pourtant que cette année a été rude : « La production s'est arrêtée plus tôt que d'habitude, quatre semaines en avance. C'est une combinaison de facteurs. Les taxes américaines ont forcé l'usine à réduire. En juillet, on a aussi été en chômage technique pendant six semaines. Beaucoup d'employés embauchés l'an dernier ont déjà perdu leur travail. Alors, tout le monde se demande : est-ce que je serai le prochain ? Mais Mercedes a toujours réussi à faire face, en travaillant avec nous. » Le lendemain, l'un des ouvriers, Phiwe Qaba, arborant un maillot bleu clair des Orlando Pirates, confirme que la crainte est constante : « On parle toujours du même sujet. Parce que dès que les États-Unis arrêtent de commander, notre vie quotidienne change. » Si lui bénéficie d'accords garantissant un revenu minimum même en cas de chômage technique, il pense aux autres, à ceux qui gravitent autour de l'usine : « La dame qui vend des fruits à l'entrée, le gars qui fait le ménage, celle qui prépare la nourriture… eux rentrent chez eux sans un sou. C'est une catastrophe. » À quelques kilomètres du centre-ville, dans le township historique de Duncan Village, on ressent déjà les secousses de la crise. Khulile Jacobs, éducateur et figure locale, fait visiter le lycée du quartier et raconte l'effet sur les familles : « Beaucoup avaient pris des prêts logement ou auto. Avec les licenciements, tout risque de s'effondrer. Des familles qui avaient quitté le township pour des quartiers plus aisés reviennent déjà. Le mouvement a commencé juste après l'élection américaine de novembre. Les entreprises savaient ce qui allait arriver. » Pour Khulile Jacobs, les raisons des décisions de Donald Trump dépassent largement les questions agricoles ou sécuritaires : « C'est une nouvelle forme de guerre froide. L'Afrique du Sud est un hub d'investissements sur le continent. On a l'impression que Trump essaie de détourner ces investissements vers les États-Unis. » Il ajoute un facteur géopolitique majeur : « Le fait que notre pays ait amené Israël devant la Cour internationale de justice a pesé lourd. Pour Trump, c'est comme si l'Afrique du Sud s'était opposée à un allié stratégique. » Et lorsqu'on lui demande s'il soutient son gouvernement dans cette démarche, la réponse est sans ambiguïté : « À 100 %, même plus. Nous nous tiendrons toujours aux côtés du peuple palestinien. Moralement, nous ne pouvons pas faire autrement. » Malgré tout, certains veulent croire à un possible apaisement. Lizelle Maurice, la directrice de la chambre de commerce, appelle à ne pas couper le dialogue : « ​​​​​​​Trump doit comprendre que ses décisions touchent des millions de personnes. Il doit revoir sa stratégie vis-à-vis de l'Afrique du Sud. Comme je le dis toujours : garde tes amis près de toi, mais tes ennemis encore plus près. »

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Les dirigeants du G20 se sont réunis à Johannesburg, en Afrique du Sud. Les discussions se sont concentrées sur la relance économique mondiale et les défis climatiques, en l'absence de Donald Trump.Traduction: G20 leaders met in Johannesburg, South Africa. Discussions focused on global economic recovery and climate challenges, without the presence of Donald Trump. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

(00:00:00) Xadrez Verbal #443 Negociações sobre a Ucrânia (00:02:00) Giro de Notícias #01 (00:14:00) Coluna Aberta: Proposta de paz para a Guerra na Ucrânia (01:18:05) Efemérides: A Semana na Históri (01:25:15) Match: América Latina (02:28:15) Xeque: G20 (03:33:20) Giro de Notícias #02 (03:44:20) Peões da Semana (03:47:05) Sétimo Selo (03:55:20) Música de Encerramento Analisamos a mais nova rodada de negociações sobre um fim para a guerra na Ucrânia.Também demos aquele tradicional pião pela nossa quebrada latino-americana, com crise palaciana na Bolívia e a prévia das eleições em Honduras.Finalmente, repercutimos a 20ª reunião de cúpula do G20, realizada em Joanesburgo, na África do Sul.Aproveite a Black November da Alura: https://alura.tv/xadrezverbalAgende uma reunião com a Rio Claro Investimentos: https://rioclaro.com.br/xadrez-verbal/Campanha e comunicado sobre nosso amigo Pirulla: https://www.pirulla.com.br/

This week, Kelly and Tristen talk through recent COP and G20 summits, and what US absence meant for the world's biggest international fora. They also provide updates on US allies' reactions to boat strikes in the Caribbean, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's meetings with Trump at the White House. The opinions expressed in this conversation are strictly those of the participants and do not represent the views of Georgetown University or any government entity. Produced by Abdalla Nasef and Freddie Mallinson.  Recorded on November 24, 2025. Diplomatic Immunity, a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, brings you frank and candid conversations with experts on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision-makers around the world. Funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. For more, visit our website, and follow us on Linkedin, Twitter @GUDiplomacy, and Instagram @isd.georgetown

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureTrump is bringing the country out of the Biden/Obama recession. The [CB] is trapped because they never expected Trump’s parallel economic system to be building at lightning speed. Trump is putting everything into place to transition the people from the [CB] which means we will not need the income tax. [DS] has now used one of it’s soldiers to begin the color revolution. The [DS] wants a civil war in the end and they are pushing it. Trump knows the playbook and this is why he took the path of waking the people up and building the counterinsurgency. The people must see who the true enemy is, only when the people see the enemy can we fight the enemy. Trump put all this into place for this moment. Economy https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1994238315730473327?s=20   Challenger Gray spiked +99,010, to 153,074, the highest since March. This also marks the highest monthly number for any October in 22 years. All while employees notified of mass layoffs via WARN notices tracked by Revelio rose +11,912 last month to 43,626, the 2nd-highest in at least 2 years. US layoffs are accelerating. https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1994222461252980749?s=20  percentage has persisted above 90% for 12 months. Such an elevated reading has been seen only a few times over the last 35 years. Over the last 2 years, global central banks have cuts rates 316 times, the highest reading in at least 25 years. To put this into perspective, there were 313 cumulative cuts in 2008-2010 in response to the financial crisis. Global monetary policy is easing. Amazing How Central Bank Money-Printing Reversed around the World after the Inflation Shock  Balance sheets of the Fed, ECB, BOJ, BOE, and central banks of China, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, and India as % of GDP.  The major central banks around the world have been unwinding their balance sheets for the past few years, even the Bank of Japan, which got a late start in 2024. Their balance sheets had swollen to grotesque proportions during the global QE frenzy that started in 2008, and QE-mania during and after the pandemic. But that has been getting unwound. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), an umbrella organization owned by its member central banks, released its latest quarterly data on central bank balance sheets today. We'll look at the decline of the balance sheets of nine major central banks: Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, People's Bank of China, Bank of England, Central Bank of India, Bank of Canada, Reserve Bank of Australia, and the Swiss National Bank. In normal times, central-bank balance sheets, including the Fed's balance sheet, grew with the economy, as measured by GDP; and the ratio of total assets as a percentage of GDP back then was low and roughly stable over the years. Years of QE then caused the ratios to explode. And years of QT have now caused the ratios to shrink dramatically.   They're all seeing the same thing: A continued threat of inflation and massive distortions and risks in asset prices, including dangerous housing bubbles that are now deflating in some markets. So they've been removing some of the fuel, to walk back from those risks. Source: wolfstreet.com (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1994194115467071830?s=20 Yes, President Trump did make that statement in a recent address (likely his Thanksgiving message to U.S. troops on November 27, 2025). Based on the video clip in the X post you linked, here’s the relevant excerpt from his remarks:“The next couple of years, I think we’ll substantially be cutting and maybe cutting out completely, but we’ll be cutting income tax—could be almost completely cutting it—because the money we’re taking in is going to be so large.”This aligns closely with the claim in the WatcherGuru post. Multiple news outlets have reported on the comments, confirming they are authentic and recent. For context, Trump has floated similar ideas about offsetting or replacing income taxes with tariff revenue multiple times during his campaign and presidency, though experts have questioned the feasibility due to the massive revenue gap (tariffs currently generate far less than income taxes). DOGE Geopolitical Globalist Germany's Firewall Against the AfD Collapses as Half the Country Now Open to Voting for Them For the first time since the party entered parliament about nine years ago, the anti-democratic cordon sanitaire around the right-wing, anti-globalist Alternative für Deutschland appears to have cracked wide open. According to the latest INSA/Bild poll, fewer than half of all German voters (just 49%) now say they would “never” vote AfD—down from a staggering 75% only a few years ago, This is nothing short of a historic breakthrough. Despite years of state-funded smear campaigns, constant domestic intelligence surveillance (Verfassungsschutz), court cases, job dismissals, bank account closures, repeated violence against party members by left-globalist extremists, and even serious discussions about banning the party outright, ordinary Germans are finally seeing through the propaganda and recognizing the AfD as the only serious opposition to a failing system. Source: thegatewaypundit.com    all the Liars and Pretenders of the Radical Left Media are going out of business! At the conclusion of the G20, South Africa refused to hand off the G20 Presidency to a Senior Representative from our U.S. Embassy, who attended the Closing Ceremony. Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year. South Africa has demonstrated to the World they are not a country worthy of Membership anywhere, and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them, effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter! War/Peace Zelensky sent aide to US talks to ‘protect’ him from corruption probe – media Zelensky appointed his chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, to head Kiev’s negotiating delegation in Geneva last weekend after learning that anti-corruption investigators were preparing a suspicion notice against the aide,The report comes amid fallout from a massive $100 million graft scheme involving the Ukrainian leader’s inner circle, including long-time associate Timur Mindich, who has been charged with running a kickback scheme in the energy sector and fled before the authorities could detain him.Surveillance of the Mindich case by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) reportedly captured conversations involving Zelensky and Yermak, potentially implicating both. Source: sott.net https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1994307774860189739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1994307774860189739%7Ctwgr%5Ee8d979a9c10fbfc326b32333d206fa988e9c3418%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2025%2F11%2Fnew-ukraines-anti-corruption-bureau-raids-home-andriy%2F   Zelensky's chief of staff. The latest raid comes days after a $100M bribery scandal rocked Ukraine's energy sector – but no official word yet if this is linked. Neither agency has commented on the raid yet.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      NATO states considering ‘cyber offensive' against Russia – Politico NATO's European members are reportedly considering joint offensive cyber operations against Russia, Politico reported on Thursday, citing two senior EU government officials and three diplomats. Western governments are assessing cyber and other options in response to alleged “hybrid attacks” by Moscow, according to the publication. Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze told Politico that NATO must “be more proactive on the cyber offensive” and better coordinate their intelligence services. “And it's not talking that sends a signal – it's doing,” she said. In late 2024, NATO unveiled plans to establish a new integrated cyber defense center at its headquarters in Belgium, which is expected to go online by 2028. Stefano Piermarocchi, the head of cyber risk management within NATO's chief information office, told Breaking Defense that the new hub would enhance Source: rt.com Russian President Vladimir Putin Gives Remarkably Detailed Explanation of Current Peace Negotiation Status – Either Ukraine Concedes Diplomatically, or We Will Win Militarily Source: theconservativetreehouse.com Medical/False Flags [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/1993883057414353293?s=20 https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1994206037998538849?s=20 https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/1994194638421340290?s=20 https://twitter.com/VickieforNYC/status/1993899026651951335?s=20   foreign warzone. Yet almost every major lefty account is parroting this narrative. It’s bizarre. Like “of COURSE people are going to try and murder the National Guard, what did you expect to happen in Washington” Is this the narrative here? That Washington is Fallujah? Or is it that the left has declared a de facto state of war, and casualties are now just to be expected? It’s extremely bad either way. https://twitter.com/TheStormRedux/status/1994054785163522357?s=20  that the President said it's times to bring in more law enforcement to make sure that a city that had the 4th highest homicide rate in the country, that that violence was quelled. I'm not even gonna go there!” Liberals have been spending the last 12 hours trying to place the blame on Trump for bringing the NG to the city. Truly unbelievable how ungrateful these people are https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1993876798866653577?s=20 https://twitter.com/thevivafrei/status/1994116243154973175?s=20   intentions, everything takes on a whole new meaning. https://twitter.com/ZannSuz/status/1993859778414580217?s=20 https://twitter.com/JLRINVESTIGATES/status/1994214556671889810?s=20 https://twitter.com/DataRepublican/status/1994118842239610989?s=20   dive here. As always, patience as I pull together the thread: https://twitter.com/TPASarah/status/1994015487135514931 Sarah Adams@TPASarah Lakanwal, from Khost Province, Afghanistan, was a member of two CIA-supported units that operated under the National Directorate of Security (NDS) of the former Afghan Republic. Although these units belonged to the NDS on paper, their support and direction came directly from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He served in Unit 01, a special military-intelligence unit responsible for the central zone provinces (Kabul, Parwan, Wardak, and Logar). His agency training in 2007 took place at CIA's Eagle Base near the Deh Sabz district of Kabul province, a few miles from Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA). Eagle Camp, originally built on an old brick factory site, became one of the CIA's most important counterterrorism training centers in the early 2000s. It trained the CIA-backed NDS units including NDS-01, NDS-02, NDS-03, NDS-04, NDS-KPF, and NDS-KSF, and also housed an ammunition depot and multiple facilities for sensitive operations. When U.S. forces left Afghanistan in 2021, Eagle Camp was among the final sites to be evacuated and demolished. It was later handed over to the Haqqani Network's suicide bomber brigade, the Badri 313. Badri 313 moved the suicide bombers through the gate areas of HKIA for the Abbey Gate attack that killed 13 of our servicemembers and approximately 170 Afghans on August 26, 2021. After completing training at Eagle Base, Lakanwal was transferred to the team supporting CIA's Kandahar Base. The site had a long militant history: it housed Mullah Mohammad Omar from 1994–2001, Osama bin Laden from 1998–2001, and later Camp Gecko from 2002–2021, which was used by the CIA and NDS-03. It served as the headquarters of the Kandahar Strike Force, which led CIA-backed counterterrorism operations in Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Zabul provinces against the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and ISIS. Lakanwal took part in counterterrorism missions alongside U.S. forces in Kandahar. After the attack yesterday on our National Guardsmen in Washington, DC, ISIS channels were the first to praise the incident largely because Lakanwal's half-brother (the son of his father's second wife, pictured left) had been a recruiter for the Islamic State–Khorasan Province (ISKP). His brother, Muawiyah Khurasani aka Hayatullah (pictured below), previously worked with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Orakzai Agency, Pakistan, before formally joining ISKP. He was killed in a targeted operation in July 2022 in Achin district, Nangarhar province. Some ISIS members claimed he was killed by Pakistan's Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), though that remains unconfirmed. After the fall of Kabul in 2021, Lakanwal's unit the Kandahar Protection Force and the Khost Protection Force (KPF) became prime targets for both the Haqqani Network and ISKP, which sought either to blackmail or recruit former KPF members. Recruitment involved persuading them to join voluntarily; blackmail involved coercing them through threats to their families (many were left behind), exposure of past work with the U.S., or financial pressure. Both groups targeted these units specifically because of their close relationships on U.S. soil, particularly with former CIA officers. In addition, both groups, along with al-Qaeda, saw value in impersonating these units. A couple thousand fake documents and ID cards were produced so terrorists could claim affiliation with KPF/01/02 and other special units. This allowed some individuals to fraudulently move through the U.S. evacuation process by exploiting unsuspecting volunteers and taking advantage of weak vetting procedures. We have confirmed that Lakanwal's ID (pictured right) and employment were legitimate, but a full review is recommended, as terrorists have explicitly claimed using this route as a pipeline into the U.S. We cannot keep waiting for Americans to be killed again and again before we act against the Islamist terrorists who have arrived on our soil since 2021. This can no longer fall on the shoulders of a small handful of people sounding the alarm. Every American needs to be engaged: protecting their families, their communities, and our homeland. Please prepare today! https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1993925420329390316?s=20  action force of the AFN who fought directly alongside U.S. Special Forces against the Taliban. In addition, Fox News is reporting that Lakanwal worked with various other government entities from the United States in Afghanistan, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), specifically as part of the CIA-backed Kandahar Strike Force (KSF), known in most intelligence circles as NDS-03, which operated outside of U.S. and Afghan military chain-of-commands directly under the CIA, carrying out covert, clandestine, counterterrorism operations, including night raids and assassinations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. https://twitter.com/DataRepublican/status/1993878815349854361?s=20 CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed that to Fox. “In the wake of the disastrous Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar, which ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation,” CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Fox News Digital. “The individual—and so many others—should have never been allowed to come here,” Ratcliffe continued. “Our citizens and service members deserve far better than to endure the ongoing fallout from the Biden administration's catastrophic failures.” Ratcliffe added: “God bless our brave troops.” https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1994201842750837067?s=20 https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1993882348069552531?s=20 https://twitter.com/CannConActual/status/1993693224196604379?s=20  at a colour revolution. @ColonelTowner and@xAlphaWarriorx have done a good job documenting several. We have been overwhelmingly resistant to these efforts on our homeland through the use of NGOs funding widespread protests and subsequent riots. And as President Trump cut the head off their private sector funding apparatuses (USAID, NED, etc), they are becoming desperate. So they politicized the military, subverted the Constitutional authority of the Commander in Chief, and injected themselves in a chain of command they are NOT a part of. The desperate attempt to execute their plan. This is life or death for the Deep State. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/1993886979738460646?s=20 There are three phases to a Color Revolution. It’s important to understand this so you can see how the actions of the Sedition 6 fit into this pattern. PHASE ONE: -Form underground opposition networks. -Create strong slogans and powerful information operations as recruitment tools. -Upon a certain well-coordinated signal, well-funded, well-organized mass protests “spontaneously” appear. -The armed wing of the movement conducts carefully coordinated, precision attacks on certain government infrastructure. PHASE TWO:  -Discredit military, security, and law enforcement forces through information operations, coordination with friendly media (Jimmy Kimmel? Talkin’ to you, Komrade Kelly), strikes, civil disobedience, rioting, and sabotage. yOU ARE HER -Occupy civic facilities and refuse to leave until your demands are met. -Strengthen and grow a highly organized logistics support network. -Issue ultimatums to the government, threatening violent uprisings if demands are unmet. The goal is to either have the government acquiesce or engage in violent repression, in each case thereby delegitimizing itself. PHASE THREE:  -Overthrow the government in a “non-violent” manner that is actually quite violent. -Open attacks on authorities, seizure of government buildings, destruction of government symbols. -Coordinate media messaging. If the government attacks, media will accuse the government of attacking “peaceful protestors.” If the government makes concessions, it will appear impotent because protestors will not compromise. -Widespread delegitimization of the government is effective in the minds of the populace; the government either willingly cedes power or is violently removed. -The once underground opposition forces’ leadership now seizes control of the government.   prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels. They and their children are supported through massive payments from Patriotic American Citizens who, because of their beautiful hearts, do not want to openly complain or cause trouble in any way, shape, or form. They put up with what has happened to our Country, but it's eating them alive to do so! A migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for “prey” as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst “Congressman/woman” in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how “badly” she is treated, when her place of origin is a decadent, backward, and crime ridden nation, which is essentially not even a country for lack of Government, Military, Police, schools, etc…    denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization. These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized and illegal Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation. Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won't be here for long! Trump Orders Green Card Review in the Wake of Shooting by Afghan on Overstay President Trump's Plan (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");

durée : 00:03:14 - Géopolitique - par : Pierre  Haski  - Le président américain n'invitera pas l'Afrique du Sud au prochain G20 sur le sol américain, et coupe tout financement à ce pays, l'accusant de mener un génocide des Afrikaners. Les démentis n'y font rien, Donald Trump poursuit ce pays de sa vindicte aberrante. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

President Donald Trump is promising an immigration crackdown after two National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, DC. The death toll from the Hong Kong fire has risen again, with hundreds still missing. Millions of Americans are set to face post-Thanksgiving travel disruption thanks to a winter storm. We explain why one of the world's most important economies isn't getting an invite to the next G20 summit. Plus, Trump has insulted another female journalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the U.S. absent from two major international summits this month, the G20 in South Africa and the COP30 in Brazil, we got an early look at what the post-American order is starting to look like. In both instances, China moved to fill the void left by the U.S., taking on a much more prominent role. Anika Patel, China analyst at the non-profit climate news site Carbon Brief, reported extensively from COP30 and noted a key difference in Beijing's messaging at the different summits in Johannesburg and Belém. In South Africa, Chinese Premier Li Qiang sought to position Beijing as an emergent global norm-setter, whereas in Brazil, the Chinese delegation explicitly rejected a leadership role. Anika joins Eric & Cobus to discuss China's complicated position at the COP30 summit and why, even though it's the world's leader in climate energy and technology, the country explicitly doesn't want the designation "climate leader."

Tommy and Ben unpack Trump's rapidly changing “peace deal” to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. They explain how the plan has changed since the first draft leaked last week, the confusion over where the plan came from and why many people believe the Russians authored it, what it tells us about which Trump officials are actually driving the policy, and why Russia seems poised to reject Trump's plan even though it's wildly tilted in their favor. They also discuss the consequences of the US skipping out on two major global summits at the G20 and COP, explain why former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says a paranoid hallucination led to his arrest, provide an update on whether the US is going to attack Venezuela, unpack Israel's recent airstrikes in Lebanon and Gaza despite ceasefire agreements, unpack the stakes of a spicy war of words between China and Japan and Chinese President Xi Jinping's call to President Trump over Taiwan, attempt to explain Candace Owens' latest insane conspiracy theory involving France, and how a new tool on X proves many MAGA influencer accounts aren't so America First after all.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down a whirlwind of corruption, chaos, and incompetence from the Trump administration: Trump's DOJ suffers a humiliating blow as federal judges toss the politically motivated cases against James Comey and Letitia James after ruling that Trump's hand-picked “prosecutor” Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed; Trump lashes out by threatening to put Sen. Mark Kelly on a military trial for releasing a simple video reminding service members to honor their oath; Trump's meme coin and media stock crater, wiping out the savings of his own supporters; the administration is caught trying to pass off a Russian-drafted “Ukraine peace plan” as their own policy; the United States embarrassingly skips the G20 summit; economic turmoil deepens under Trump's erratic leadership; and much more. Ben, Brett, and Jordy discuss all this and more in a can't-miss episode. Subscribe to Meidas+ at https://meidasplus.com Get Meidas Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Deals from our sponsors!  Udacity: For 40% off your order, head to https://Udacity.com/meidas and use code MEIDAS. MS NOW: Learn more at https://MS.NOW ZBiotics: Go to https://zbiotics.com/MEIDAS and use MEIDAS at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. Home Chef: Home Chef is offering 18 FREE Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and FREE Shipping on your first box! Go to https://HomeChef.com/MEIDAS Ridge: For a limited time, Ridge is having their huge Black Friday Sale. Head to https://ridge.com/meidas to GET UP TO 47% OFF your order. #Ridgepod Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starmer, speaking en route to the G20 summit in Johannesburg, made clear that although he would not comment on Andrew's individual case, his long‐held general principle is straightforward: anyone who possesses relevant information in investigations of serious wrongdoing should step forward and give that evidence. He emphasised that cooperation with investigators is the correct stance when one is in possession of material that might help.At the same time, Starmer added that whether Andrew chooses to follow that principle is “a decision for him” — indicating that he was not issuing a direct instruction or demand, but rather expressing what he considers to be the correct ethical posture. He thereby signalled political support for the notion of accountability (irrespective of title or status) while also avoiding a more forceful or legally binding statement about Andrew's cooperation.to comment:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:UK PM Starmer says Prince Andrew should testify in Jeffrey Epstein probe | Fox News

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders locking Trump and US representatives out of the G20 closing ceremony because of the United States refusal to participate in prior day's events and world leaders and speakers starting mocking Trump and the United States for their behavior. Head to https://Smalls.com/MEIDAS and use promo code MEIDAS at checkout for 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping! Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans don't often have a direct say in how their tax dollars get spent; those decisions are generally left to elected officials. But some places have engaged in “participatory budgeting,” where residents propose projects, then vote on which ones get public funding. Today, we head to Nashville to learn how the process played out. But first: economics at the center of G20 discussions and what Thanksgiving travel plans are looking like.

Americans don't often have a direct say in how their tax dollars get spent; those decisions are generally left to elected officials. But some places have engaged in “participatory budgeting,” where residents propose projects, then vote on which ones get public funding. Today, we head to Nashville to learn how the process played out. But first: economics at the center of G20 discussions and what Thanksgiving travel plans are looking like.

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump refusing to show up to the G20 in South Africa where world leaders who attended ripped into him. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In our news wrap Sunday, Israel carried out an airstrike in Beirut nearly a year after it agreed to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, 50 of the 303 children kidnapped from a Catholic school in Nigeria escaped and reunited with their families, the G20 summit in South Africa ended with little fanfare after a U.S. boycott, and the Gotham Football Club won the National Women’s Soccer League championship. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

【主なニュース】▽G20 高市首相 重要鉱物の供給網の多角化拡大していく考え示す　▽大分 大規模火災 山林の一部などで依然熱源確認 消火活動続く　▽大相撲九州場所 安青錦が初優勝 大関昇進確実に　など

Started the week by talking about a convicted murderer demanding Vegemite while in prison, and then talked about the kid in Turkey dying after the rectal air compressor treatment. Plus the G20 in South Africa, Haiti invasion plot foiled, Brazil ex-prez arrested, and a guy in Canada is banned from owning pets after having "Non-penetrative sex" with his two cats. Music: Fugees/"How Many Mics"

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Climate Advocates Are Angry at Gov. Hochul (First) | The First G20 Summit on African Soil (Starts at 23) | De-Cluttering Legacies (Starts at 45)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

South Africa's Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola joins Christiane to discuss President Trump snubbing the G20 and the mysterious flights shuttling Palestinians from Gaza to South Africa. Then, retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré explains his fear for American democracy in the wake of the White House's immigration crackdown. From Mozambique, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh brings us a report on the sudden ISIS resurgence there in the wake of U.S.A.I.D withdrawal. Plus, movie star Tilda Swinton tells us about her new book "Ongoing" that traces her career and artistic collaborations. And from Christiane's archive, we mark the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials with Chief Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz, who witnessed the horrors of World War II and convicted dozens of Nazi leaders.    Air date: November 22, 2025   Guests: Ronald Lamola Russel L. Honoré Tilda Swinton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tech stocks have been on a rollercoaster since Nvidia reported earnings, the US added 119,000 jobs in September but unemployment reached its highest level in four years, and the US has formally handed Ukraine a sweeping peace plan drawn up with Moscow. Plus, we'll go over all the drama that's ensued in the run-up to the G20 conference in South Africa. Mentioned in this podcast:US tech stocks slide as jolt of volatility hits Wall StreetThe American exceptionalism trade is wobblingUS adds 119,000 jobs in September but unemployment hits four-year peakUS hands Ukraine new peace plan drawn up with RussiaTrump's total boycott of G20 casts shadow over its futureTo sign up for free to the new FT Alphaville newsletter on substack, go to ftav.substack.comNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts Today's FT News Briefing was hosted and edited by Marc Filippino, and produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval, Victoria Craig and Sonja Hutson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello and David da Silva. The FT's acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show's theme music is by Metaphor Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yinka Adegoke, editor of Semafor Africa, talks about the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa and the U.S. boycott.

The G20 is preparing to kick off in South Africa this weekend. It's supposed to be when the world's major powers come together to tackle the biggest global challenges, from economic stability to climate change. But this year's summit in Johannesburg begins with something extraordinary: virtually no senior US presence. All of it unfolds as South Africa confronts another unexpected crisis: mystery flights carrying Palestinians from Gaza into the country, which officials fear could signal an effort to remove Palestinians from their homeland. South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola joins the show from Johannesburg.  Also on today's show: Rev. Alex Santora; author Elizabeth Kolbert  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the middle of week two at COP30, and the negotiations are entering their crunch phase. A draft cover text has finally landed, ministers are on the ground, and the presidency is pushing hard to close before Lula heads to the G20 in Johannesburg.Paul Dickinson and Fiona McRaith look at the issues still holding up progress - from finance and adaptation to trade, the global stocktake, and the long-running debate over fossil fuel language. Plus, Germany's former climate envoy Jennifer Morgan joins the show with a clear-eyed read of where things stand, what's moving, what isn't, and how the presidency is trying to break the deadlock. But beyond the blue zone drama, real shifts are already reshaping the global transition. And nowhere is this more obvious (and more significant) than in the world's two most populous countries:On China, Professor Wang Yi , senior adviser to the Chinese government on climate change, outlines how rising energy demand is increasingly being met by renewables and new energy sources, why emissions may already have plateaued, and how the world's largest solar exporter thinks about “steering” the clean economy without dramatic rhetoric.And on India, Dr Arunabha Ghosh describes a “pentathlon” transition, sets out India's avoided coal build-out, and explains why diversified supply chains will determine whether global deployment accelerates or stalls.Whatever happens in Belém this week, the direction of travel from China, India and other rising economies will be impossible to ignore. But can the text on the page match the momentum gathering pace in the real world?Learn more:

Tommy and Ben discuss Syrian transitional President Ahmed Al-Shaara's historic and improbable visit to the White House, Trump's sanctions waiver and special favors for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of his election, why the US is boycotting the G20 in South Africa, and how a sham election in Tanzania that's led to mass protests and potentially thousands dead. Then they talk about how Trump could bring an end to bloodshed in Sudan with one phone call to the United Arab Emirates, a new list of problems undercutting Trump's case for the Nobel Peace Prize, why Trump is suing the BBC for $1 billion, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's colossal infrastructure failure in the desert. Then Tommy speaks to Josh Paul and Tariq Habash about why they resigned from the Biden administration over Gaza, and how they're trying to change Democrats' approach to US-Israel policy with their organization, A New Policy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.