Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US ‘is no longer welcome’ in the country
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the US ambassador for South Africa is “no longer welcome” within the country in the latest Trump administration's move to target African countries. In a post on X, Rubio accused Ebrahim Lasol of hating President Donald Trump and being a “racebait politician” who declared himself “persona […]
Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to US is ‘no longer welcome’ | South Africa
The US effectively expels South Africa's ambassadors to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio accusing the envoy of hating the country and hating President Donald Trump. “The US ambassador for South Africa is no longer welcome in our great country,” Rubio posted on X on Friday. Rubio accused Ambassador Ebrahim Lasor of being a […]
Daughter Of South Africa’s Ex-President Jacob Zuma Charged Over 2021 Riots
Johannesburg: South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma's daughter, Duduzil Zuma Sanbudora, appeared in court on Thursday after being charged with violence in the riot in 2021, when more than 300 were killed. A Zuma-Sambudla lawyer said she was acquitted. In the prosecutor, the prosecutor committed violence in a social media post in July 2021, when […]
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Officially Leave West Africa’s Main Political Bloc
Lagos: After a year of diplomatic tension for more than a year, the government -led country, Mali, Nigail, and Burkina Faso have officially left the West African major politics and trade group ECOWAS. This withdrawal believes that many people are the most important regional groups on the continent, shaking the West African economic community, which […]
Israel Closes Dublin Embassy After Ireland Joins South Africa’s ‘Genocide’ Case
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced on Sunday that Israel would close its embassy in Ireland following the country's decision to join South Africa's “genocide” claims at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). South Africa has filed suit against Israel at the ICJ, accusing Israel of committing “genocide” in response to the October 7, 2023 […]
China Using ‘Health Silk Road’ to Monopolize Africa’s Pharmaceutical Market
China's plan to expand its pharmaceutical industry along the “Health Silk Road” – a trade and investment route created by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – was announced on Monday, with Shanghai Fosun Pharma starting the first phase of new manufacturing. announced and took a step forward. The Ivory Coast factory is scheduled to […]
Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s First Black Central Bank Chief, Dies at 65 – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) – Tito Mboweni, the first black governor of the South African Reserve Bank and who gained attention from financial markets and businesses by maintaining tight fiscal controls over the country’s public spending, has died. He was 65 years old. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg The presidential palace announced late Saturday that the former governor […]
Daughter Of South Africa’s Ex-President Jacob Zuma Engaged To Eswatini King
Nomtheba Zuma, 21, was one of 5,000 people from across the tiny kingdom who gathered for the annual Reed Dance. Lobamba, Eswatini: The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma was one of hundreds of women and girls who danced before the King of Eswatini in a traditional ceremony on Monday to confirm her […]
South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis retains middleweight UFC title
PERTH, Australia — South Africa’s Drix du Plessis retained his middleweight title at UFC 305 on Sunday, defeating Israel Adesanya by submission after a four-round onslaught to the body. Du Plessis (22-2) scored a takedown early on but had to withstand a barrage of attacks from Adesanya to the body in the middle rounds that […]
Jihadis from Africa’s Sahel settle in Nigeria as militants move to wealthier West African countries
The jihadists, who had been active in Africa’s Sahel region, followed a trend of militants moving to wealthier West African coastal countries, crossing the border from neighboring Benin and establishing themselves in northwestern Nigeria. The Sahel region is known as a global hotspot for violent extremism. The region’s security crisis has worsened as military coups […]
