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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa met senior leaders of Johannesburg and Gauteng, the province it’s located in, in March 2025 to discuss ways to arrest the steep decline in South Africa’s largest city.

When asked whether Afrikaners are victims of "white genocide," a claim promoted by President Trump, 40% of respondents said no

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is preparing for a crucial visit to the White House, where he faces a potential grilling. However, according to experts, leaders now have several options when preparing those meetings in the White House.

The resettlement scheme comes after the US administration indefinitely suspended all other refugee programs

‘We won’t be talking about dozens of arrivals, but hundreds and perhaps thousands,’ a state official has revealed

President Donald Trump says there is a genocide of white people taking place in South Africa, meaning that Black South Africans are deliberately attempting to kill white farmers because of their race.

When world leaders engage, the assumption is always that they engage on issues based on verified facts, which their administrative staff are supposed to prepare. Under this assumption, we thought the meeting at the White House on 21 May between South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and US president Donald Trump…

Trump's South Africa 'genocide' gaffe, using a Congo image, sparks outrage and mockery. Can US diplomacy recover?

South Africa has denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was proposed to benefit the Starlink business of white South African-born billionaire Elon Musk

As relations between South Africa and the US hit their lowest point since apartheid’s end, President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to Washington to mend fences after years of frosty ties and dwindling aid under Trump-era policies. In this week's Spotlight on Africa we unpack what’s at stake - and what was…