Mon 16 March 2026: Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap), one of the most powerful global affiliates of the Islamic State jihadist organisation, is in the middle of its largest offensive against the Nigerian military in years. The group has overrun security positions in Borno state, a region of north-east Nigeria, a dozen times in the past few months. […]
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Mon 16 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ SA notes Israel’s response filing to the ICJ: The State of Israel filed its response on Thursday, 12 March 2026. The Court had initially ordered Israel to respond by 28 July 2025 to South Africa’s Memorial – which was filed on 28 […]
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Mon 16 March 2026: The South African government has noted the filing of Israel’s response to South Africa’s written pleadings in the case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The State […]
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Sun 15 March 2026: Incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso, 82, is running for a fifth term in an election boycotted by major political parties. The Republic of Congo is voting in a presidential election widely expected to extend Denis Sassou Nguesso’s decades-long rule by another five years, with limited active opposition and little uncertainty about the result. […]
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Sat 14 March 2026: Ivory Coast welcomed the return of the “Djidji Ayokwè” talking drum from France on Friday, the first artifact repatriated from the former colonial power. The 3-meter drum looted in 1916 symbolizes growing pressure on Europe to return stolen cultural heritage. The return of the Djidji Ayokwè talking drum to Ivory Coast […]
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Sat 14 March 2026: The United States has formally intervened in the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), marking a significant development in the legal dispute brought by South Africa over Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The move places Washington directly into one of the most consequential international legal proceedings […]
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Sat 14 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:*👇🏼 ◼️ GNU splits on Bozell: The Government of National Unity has suffered another ruction, this time based around the Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s decision to démarche US ambassador to South Africa, Brent Bozell, over comments made at a conference this week. At […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Mbalula and AfriForum in war of words over US ambassador’s remarks: The situation escalated further when Bozell remarked that he “didn’t care” about South African court rulings regarding the apartheid struggle song “Kill the Boer”, arguing that the chant constitutes hate speech. […]
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Fri 13 March 2026: South Africa is home to 88% of the world’s colonies of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). The species is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This means there is a high risk the birds could go extinct in the wild following rapid population declines. This species was once abundant […]
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Thu 12 March 2026: Senegal’s parliament approved a law increasing penalties for same-sex acts to up to 10 years in prison & criminalizing promotion of homosexuality, fulfilling a campaign pledge by the government. Senegal’s parliament has approved new legislation significantly strengthening criminal penalties related to same-sex relations, marking a major legal shift under the government […]
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