Sat 23 May 2026: Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country grappling with a debt crisis and ongoing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A statement read out by a presidential aide on state media on Friday informed the nation that […]
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Sat 23 May 2026: NATO foreign ministers concluded a two-day ministerial meeting in Sweden on Friday, finalising the military bloc’s core security objectives in advance of July’s Ankara Summit. While discussions primarily focused on scaling defence industrial capacity and establishing paths towards a 5 percent GDP spending target for NATO members, the blockade in the […]
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Sat 23 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Trump ‘clear’ on refugee resettlement, Afrikaners in SA prioritised: The United States (US) government has signalled a policy shift prioritising the resettlement of Afrikaners from South Africa, citing concerns over alleged race‑based discrimination, with refugee admissions ultimately determined at the presidential level by […]
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Sat 23 May 2026: International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Ronald Lamola has reiterated government’s position that attacks against foreign nationals are unlawful and cannot be tolerated. Lamola was speaking on the sidelines of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Foreign Ministers’ Retreat currently underway at Skukuza in Kruger National Park, where migration has emerged […]
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Fri 22 May 2026: Hundreds of people marched through Greenland’s capital Thursday to protest the opening of a larger US consulate. Videos circulated on social media showed protesters shouting “Go home USA!” Demonstrators also carried signs saying “We don’t want your money” while guests inside the newly opened diplomatic outpost in central Nuuk attended a […]
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Fri 22 May 2026: UN Security Council urged to press for Israeli obligations and Hamas disarmament under Gaza ‘ceasefire’ roadmap. The high representative overseeing the United States-founded Board of Peace for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, has warned that the deteriorating status quo in the devastated Palestinian enclave risks becoming “permanent”. Speaking on Thursday to the United […]
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Fri 22 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Trump accepts credentials of SA’s new ambassador: Meyer succeeds former Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled as ambassador in March last year. In a SABC interview from Washington, Meyer described the credential ceremony at the White House as “warm”. A […]
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Fri 22 May 2026: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that the oil-rich province will hold a non-binding referendum in October asking residents whether they want to stay in Canada, Reuters reported. While largely symbolic, the vote could create political headaches for Prime Minister Mark Carney. Smith clarified that the referendum itself won’t trigger secession. […]
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Security escort migrants in a National Public Health Agency (NPHA) after their arrival at Freetown International Airport, formerly known as Lungi International Airport in Sierra Leone. Fri 22 May 2026: The first plane carrying nine migrants from West African countries has arrived from the United States to Sierra Leone, making it the latest African country […]
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Thu 21 May 2026: A 50-day water shutdown can be expected across Gauteng, the North West, the Free State and Mpumalanga, affecting millions of residents across several municipalities, after Rand Water announced major planned maintenance at its Palmiet and Zuikerbosch systems. The interruptions are scheduled to run between 29 May and 17 July 2026. The […]
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