Head: South African Institute of International Affairs @saiia_info Geopolitics, foreign policy, global development. Tweets personal. RT not endorsements.
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Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos "Today, 22 or 23 African countries pay more in debt servicing than they allocate to essential services like health and education. There are no quick fixes; we must understand the problem systemically."
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Dr. Vera Songwe "Africa has capital, but it is illiquid and idle because pension funds are not being deployed or are lent to governments that do not deploy them for investment."
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos "African governments rarely renege on their debt commitments, but they are much more willing to renege on commitments to their citizens."
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos More money flows out of the African continent in illicit financial flows than comes in, meaning Africa is essentially helping to finance the rest of the world. Ironically, some who talk about dealing with these flows are the ones benefiting from them"
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos "There is a global superstructure that makes realizing developmental objectives extremely difficult. "
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos "African countries have inherited a specific economic and societal model, and changing that model is the biggest hurdle to addressing significant developmental gaps in health, education, and hard infrastructure."
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos: "Focus on Inherited Models and Political Economy Africa's economic challenges are not just technical issues that can be solved with more financing; they are deeply political. "
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Our inaugural educational trip for U.S. congressional staffers is underway in Johannesburg.
Global South Policy Hub brought a bipartisan group of senior congressional staffers together with policy experts for Global North-Global South dialogue.
Executive Director @AudeDarnal and Chief Executive of @SAIIA_info, @Siderop opened the week's discussions.
#GSPH #CongressConnect
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Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
South African jurist and former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize!
#sabcnews
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It's not just about size. We need to repair our idea of African cartography in many ways. It seats at the center of new geo....politics!😱
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
“I have a country to run and a region to take care of,” says Prime Minister of Barbados @miaamormottley, after being asked why she chose not to be a candidate for UN secretary-general. Mottley cites her obligations to her home country and region, and notes that she’s “not sure that the world wants somebody whose tongue is as heavy as mine.”
Watch her conversation at CFR with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations @LindaT_G: cfr.org/event/a-conversation…
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Every human being has equal value. Every single one.
At the United Nations General Assembly, I challenged a world that still decides whose lives deserve protection and whose suffering can be ignored.
No race is superior. No people are disposable. Until we honour that truth, "everywhere is war" remains a warning we have failed to heed.
What the world needs now is love, with the courage to confront injustice and defend our shared humanity.
Love and a little kindness. For everyone.
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
“… unless you are ruled properly, you cannot move forward. Everything else is second. Everything.” #MoIbrahim
@Mo_IbrahimFdn
newafricanmagazine.com/inter…
Thank you for the very constructive discussion today. We owe it to our common humanity to work towards a sustainable peace in Sudan.
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
The UN’s move to enlarge Africa and other Global South countries on the world map is a symbolic but important correction. Representation shapes perception — and perception shapes policy.
This aligns with GSPH’s work to elevate Global South perspectives and ensure Washington engages with the world as it truly is. It is a reminder that representation shapes policy — drawing the world more accurately helps build a more equitable, informed, and inclusive international order.
#GlobalSouth #Africa #UN #Policy #GSPH
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale | Africa | The Guardian share.google/EMNTYcCDoFtxw5Y…
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
🌍 SAIIA’s @its_bossabel weighs in on #Africa’s "constitutional coups" and the consequences of extending presidential term limits with @GGA_org.
🔗 Read more here ▶️bit.ly/4cFWnu9
#AfricanGovernance #Democracy #Constitutionalism #RuleofLaw #elections
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Multilateralism's legitimacy crisis isn't new — but the Global North can no longer ignore it.
While #GlobalSouth countries try to reform institutions that exclude them, they are also seeking alternative avenues to advance their interests.
New policy brief by Nonresident Fellow @Siderop explores these emerging shifts: gsphub.org/publications/what…
@saiia_info @BRICSPolicy
#BRICS #GlobalGovernance
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
The #GlobalSouth didn't lose its seat at the table. It was never handed one.
Many bodies, such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the UNSC, still fundamentally lack broad representation, which erodes their ability to resolve modern global crises effectively.
What are countries doing to change this? Nonresident Fellow @Siderop explores this question in our latest policy brief: gsphub.org/publications/what…
@saiia_info @BRICSPolicy
#GlobalGovernance
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos retweeted
Washington dominates multilateral institutions. But it's losing the room.
In a 2025 Körber-Stiftung survey on “emerging middle powers”, 83 percent of South African respondents believed that the Global North had lost credibility as a defender of global norms.
Washington risks isolation if it does not support #GlobalSouth-led reforms toward a more equitable multilateral order. More from Nonresident Fellow @Siderop: gsphub.org/publications/what…
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#G20 #GlobalGovernance
