PRETORIA, South Africa — President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that South Africa will dispatch special diplomatic envoys across Africa and other regions of the world in an effort to ease growing international concerns over recent anti-immigrant violence and repair strained relations with affected countries. Speaking alongside Kenyan President William Ruto during a joint press conference […]

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s National Anti-Gold Fraud Brigade (BNAF) has recovered more than 10 billion CFA francs (approximately $16.8 million) in fines, penalties, and related enforcement actions as part of an intensified national campaign targeting illegal gold smuggling networks. The figures were unveiled during a law enforcement training summit in Bobo-Dioulasso and highlight […]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Former Kenyan President and African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) Head, Uhuru Kenyatta, has held high-level post-election consultations with Melatwork Hailu, Chairperson of Ethiopia’s National Election Board (NEBE), following the country’s 7th General Elections held on June 1, 2026. The meeting, held in Addis Ababa, focused on the African Union mission’s […]

LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia has extended a temporary suspension of its 10% export tax on copper concentrates, allowing mining companies to ship approximately 271,742 metric tons of copper concentrate duty-free through September 30, 2026. The decision comes as the country grapples with mounting stockpiles of unprocessed copper resulting from reduced domestic smelting capacity. Several major […]

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli and Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have held an urgent closed-door meeting in Durban with leaders of the “March and March” movement, including founder Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and co-leader Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, also known as “Phakelamthakathi.” The high-level engagement took place at the Premier’s Office and included senior provincial officials, members of […]

South Africa is under growing continental scrutiny as Ghana, Nigeria, and Malawi coordinate emergency evacuation measures for their citizens amid rising concerns over safety ahead of a reported June 30 deadline linked to potential vigilante activity targeting foreign nationals. The escalating regional response has intensified diplomatic pressure on South African authorities, prompting urgent internal security […]

Violent protests in central Kenya have left two people dead amid growing opposition to a controversial U.S.-backed plan to establish a 50-bed Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at a military base in Laikipia County. The unrest broke out in the town of Nanyuki after residents and civil society groups voiced strong objections to reports that […]

A viral online document claiming that the Cambodian government ordered all African nationals to leave the country by May 31, 2026, has been officially dismissed as false by both Cambodian and Ghanaian authorities. The Cambodian General Department of Immigration and Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have separately confirmed that no such directive exists, nor has […]