South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, had been robbed two years ago. About $4 million dollars were stolen from his farm near Limpopo. This was called the Phala Phala scandal. But later Ramaphosa was then accused of Tax evasion, money laundering, and breaching foreign currency laws with the U.S. He was then accused of organizing a kidnapping to obtain the robbers… Read more »
At the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 22, leaders from 24 nations were expected to be there to converse with Vladimir Putin. This was also the meeting where President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa had stated that they see Russia as an ally. “We continue to see Russia as a valued ally, as a valued friend, who supported us… Read more »
October 22, South Africa had asked Taiwan to move their representative office from Pretoria, all the way to the center of Johannesburg. South Africa wanted this in hopes of establishing more of their diplomatic stance, because South Africa is under the “One China” Policy. So South Africa doesn’t recognize Taiwan as independent and considers them apart of China. So if… Read more »
Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202410240020.html Both Kenya and somalia have officially endorsed the new African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), which is set to begin in January, 2025. Following an invitation from the Kenyan President, the Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, took a two day visit to Kenya from October 21 to 22,2024. During the visit the Somali… Read more »
Russia has invaded Ukraine and they have been at war for many years. Russia is allied with Mali, and they have mercenaries and the Wagner Group in Mali to help support their military against rebels. It was reported that Ukraine was supplying drones to Tuareg rebels in Mali and gaining support from Kyiv. It is also said that they were… Read more »
The BRICS group is a political group between Brazil, India, China, South Africa, and five new members. They desire to reform institutions to be less of a western significance and help more developing countries. Founded in 2009, they sought out to coordinate economic policies, diplomatic policies, found institutions and reduce the dependence of the US dollar and influence. Many western… Read more »
Link to Article: https://allafrica.com/stories/202409190368.html There have been many reports from the UN stating that Ethiopian migrants who previously resided in Sudan are being forced to return to their home country due to the civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) ad the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It has been found that the migrants who have been forced to leave… Read more »
Link to article In the aim of strengthening Zambia’s fight against cholera, the state has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China to establish the country’s first cholera vaccine manufacturing facility. Costing $37 million, the initial phase of the plant will be developed through the partnership with China’s Jija International Medical Technology Corporation and the Zambia’s industrial Development Corporation… Read more »
Link to article Controversy strikes Burkina Faso, as it is reported that the military junta in the country has suspended Voice of America’s broadcasters for a total of 3 months. This suspension was over the broadcasters coverage of militant attacks in the country and neighboring country of Mali. The validation of this suspension of news was stated by the Burkina… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglk038p1d3o Egypt and Somalia are in a growing military alliance and Egypt has just shipped over a second ship of weapons for Somalia within a month. Somalia has been really strong allies with Ethiopia but Somalia has now shifted towards becoming stronger allies with Egypt. Egypt and Ethiopia’s continued rivalry over the GERD has caused a lot… Read more »