Concern escalates as 13,000 UN peacekeepers begin leaving Mali At the end of June, the UN announced that it would be evacuating its force of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from the West African country of Mali.
China-South Africa diplomatic partnership fuels BRICS expansion efforts China’s President Xi is currently in South Africa on a three-day state visit for a BRICS summit.
World Bank will stop loaning to Uganda because of its new anti-LGBTQ laws The World Bank has been a major financial supporter of the East African country of Uganda.
South Africa takes on Google's search dominance in an antitrust battle South Africa launched an inquiry into online markets like Google, Takealot and Uber in 2021.
What is going on with the Niger coup? Last Wednesday, what looked like a fifth military coup began to develop in Niger, with soldiers of the presidential guard detaining President Bazoum.
What’s going on at the Russia-Africa Summit? On Thursday, Russian President Putin opened the second-ever Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg.
Libya shuts down oil fields over the weekend Libya is a major global oil supplier, so its political divide has led to oilfields being targeted for political reasons and by local protesters.