Mon 29 January 2024: Three military-led West African nations have announced their immediate withdrawal from regional bloc ECOWAS, accusing the body of becoming a threat to its members. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso “decide in complete sovereignty on the immediate withdrawal” from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), read a joint statement published on […]
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Sat 27 January 2024: Mali’s military government announced Thursday it has “ended with immediate effect” a peace deal with northern separatist rebels which was brokered by the UN in 2015. A statement read on state television by the government spokesman, Col. Abdoulaye Maiga, said Mali decided to end the deal because of “the change in […]
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Sat 27 January 2024: In Somalia, some 2.9 million people were internally displaced in 2023 as a result of drought, conflict, or instability, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. Of the 2.9 million displaced people, the UNHCR reported that 57% were affected by flooding, 25% by conflict or insecurity, and 18% by […]
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Fri 26 January 2024: The Burkina Faso army was accused by the international watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday of killing at least 60 people in drone strikes that, according to the government, were directed towards armed groups. According to a recent study from the rights group, three military drone attacks since August have […]
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Fri 26 January 2024: The International Court of Justice will deliver its ruling at 12:00 GMT 14:00 (South Africa time) on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel. Who are the judges presiding over the case today? In total, there are 17 judges, including Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang […]
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Fri 26 January 2024: Mindset travels to South Africa to see how traditional healers are providing desperately needed mental health solutions. Across Africa, healers have been part of the social fabric for centuries. During ceremonies, they use traditional medicine, rituals and supernatural guidance from ancestral spirits to improve people’s mental health. Once maligned as “witch […]
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Thu 25 January 2024: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed to keep repurchase rate (repo rate) at 8.25%. Kganyago announced this at a press briefing on Thursday afternoon. “At the current repurchase rate level, policy is restrictive, consistent with the inflation […]
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Thu 25 January 2024: The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, will lead South Africa’s delegation at The Hague on Friday to hear the judgment on the genocide case against Israel. This is after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that it will deliver its judgment tomorrow on whether […]
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Thu 25 January 2024: The South African – Saudi Arabia Business Council has committed to boosting trade as part of efforts to grow the economies of both countries. In 2023, South Africa’s exports to Saudi Arabia increased to R7.3 billion from R6.6 billion in 2022, while imports from Saudi Arabia decreased to R54.6 billion in […]
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Wed 24 January 2024: More than 70 people were killed when a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, according to local sources. Mali, one of the world’s poorest countries, is Africa’s largest gold producer. Authorities struggle to manage artisanal gold mining, which often ends up in disastrous landslides. “It started with […]
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