Category: Africa

Thu 27 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ President notes US counterpart’s attempt to ban SA from G20: “South Africa is a member of the G20 in its own name and right. Its G20 membership is at the behest of all other members. South Africa is a sovereign constitutional democratic country […]

Thu 27 November 2025: President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted US President Donald Trump’s intention to bar South Africa from attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit in the United States next year, calling his remarks “regrettable” and rooted in misinformation. “South Africa is a member of the G20 in its own name and right. Its G20 membership […]

Wed 26 November 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will exclude South Africa from G20 events scheduled in the United States in 2026 and “immediately” stop payments to the African nation. “At my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted […]

Wed 26 November 2025: Military officers have announced they’ve taken over Guinea-Bissau, with reports indicating President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s arrest. Following gunfire in the capital, Bissau, government officials confirmed to the BBC that Embaló was in custody. Military officers said they were suspending Guinea-Bissau’s electoral process and closing its borders, in a statement read out […]

Wed 26 November 2025: Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated on Tuesday that Moscow is prepared to back Nigeria’s anti-terrorism initiatives, while commending Abuja for its “serious efforts” in combating extremist organizations. Nigeria faces persistent violence from armed groups including Boko Haram, which has operated since 2002 from Borno State and remains […]

Wed 26 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ Ramaphosa allies block surprise exit plan: The ANC had been underperforming in the polls since the 2009 election, after Zuma was elected at the tumultuous Polokwane national conference in late 2007. Ramaphosa’s entrance has not helped the party’s fortunes and, instead, it dropped […]

Tue 25 November 2025: According to a recent Amnesty International report, fighters from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group are perpetrating war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher. The report was published on Tuesday, just hours after the RSF declared that it would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce “in response to international efforts” […]

Tue 25 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Will the G20 presidency gavel change hands today? “The agreement is that we should do it low-key. It’s not just a South African issue; the US also doesn’t want a very big handover event. So we will hand over at the level of […]

Mon 24 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today: ◼️ SA sees US trade negotiations continuing: South Africa’s efforts to secure a trade agreement with the U.S. have been complicated by issues including Trump’s unfounded accusations of persecution of South Africa’s white minority. Trump imposed a 30% tariff on imports from South Africa […]