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NIAS Area Studies
AFRICA MONITOR
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South Africa: “Israel’s apartheid must end,” says SA’s ambassador to the Netherlands
On 20 February, at the second hearing of the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel, South Africa stated that Israel is responsible for apartheid against the Palestinians and its occupation is “inherently and fundamentally illegal.” South Africa’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Vusimuzi Madonsela, stated: “It is clear that Israel’s illegal occupation is also being administered in breach of the crime of apartheid… It is indistinguishable from settler colonialism. Israel's apartheid must end.” More than 50 countries presented their arguments at the ICJ on the legal implications of Israel’s occupation. (“Israel’s apartheid must end,’ South Africa says at ICJ hearing,” Al Jazeera, 20 February 2024)
Guinea: Military dissolves interim government
On 20 February, the military dissolved the interim government without further details.
The military stated that the directors of the cabinet, secretary generals and their deputies would be in charge until a new government was formed. The military took power in 2021 ousting the first democratically elected president, Alpha Conde. The coup leader, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, had promised to hand the government to elected civilians by the end of 2024. (“Military leaders dissolve government in Guinea,” Al Jazeera, 20 February 2024)