Africa

The United States must prove its claims that white South Africans are persecuted if it continues to push this charge, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said on Tuesday.

The State Department’s top official for Africa has said a major US-African trade deal, AGOA, will likely need more “reciprocity” in order to be renewed.

The Sudanese army says it has dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Khartoum state, nearly two months after regaining control of the capital’s centre.

Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre calls youth empowerment a national strategy and celebrates Somalia-Türkiye ‘brotherhood’ as a pillar of progress.

Police said the “false and misleading post”, which has since been pulled down, was published on their account by an external party.

Mohamed Yakub Janabi takes over the role from his fellow Tanzanian Faustine Ndugulile who died in November 2024 in India while undergoing treatment.

Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expressed hope that it will contribute meaningfully to ongoing efforts to restore constitutional order and democratic governance in Sudan.

The Berlin Conference of 1884–85 redrew Africa’s map without its people’s consent, setting the stage for deep ethnic divisions, fragile states, and conflicts that persist to this day.

Diplomatic ties between Pretoria and Washington have plummeted since President Donald Trump took office in January.

Rwandan President Kagame told African leaders at the security conference that outsourcing security has failed and local solutions must now take priority.