Thu 19 March 2026: Britain and Nigeria annouced their agreement on March 19 to a £746 million ($990.32 million) export finance deal to refurbish two of Nigeria’s main ports, the Lagos Port Complex and TinCan Island Port Complex. The financing will be guaranteed by UK Export Finance, with Citibank coordinating and arranging the loan structure. […]
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Thu 19 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Human Rights Day shadowed by SA’s gun crisis: Yet gun violence continues to take lives across our country. Research drawing on police and public health data suggests that around 30 people are killed with a gun every day in SA. Many guns used […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: Morocco were awarded the 2025 AFCON title following an appeal to CAF regarding Senegal’s walk-off protest in final. Senegal have condemned the decision to strip them of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, labelling it “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable”, and saying it casts a shadow over African football. “The Senegalese […]
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Wed 18 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ All eyes on Mkhwanazi: Mkhwanazi’s testimony is highly anticipated, as he is expected to respond to allegations raised by previous witnesses and provide clarity on key issues that have emerged since his last appearance before the committee in October. He is expected […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said Russia agreed to stop recruiting Kenyans for the Ukraine war after more than 1,000 were enlisted, amid domestic pressure over foreign fighter flows. Kenya has secured an agreement with Russia to halt the recruitment of its citizens into the war in Ukraine, responding to domestic […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: A sharp rise in migrant deaths and disappearances in the Mediterranean is being compounded by a growing lack of transparency from authorities, making it increasingly difficult to verify casualties and assess the scale of the crisis along one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. According to the International Organization for Migration […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA to stay on prolonged rate hold: Surging oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict are likely to push South African inflation higher and see policymakers keep interest rates unchanged for months, according to Morgan Stanley. Based on an outlook that oil […]
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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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