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Did Zelensky's South Africa visit signal a diplomatic pivot by Pretoria?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Pretoria on Thursday for a meeting with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa. While the visit was cut short when a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 12 people, prompting Zelensky to return to Ukraine, the meeting saw a notable shift in Pretoria's stance on…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 25, 2025

Can South Africa help Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal?

As Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets South Africa’s Ramaphosa in Pretoria, Moscow-allied politicians protest the state visit.

Al Jazeera · Apr 24, 2025

Zelenskyy cuts South Africa trip short after deadly Russian strike on Kyiv

The Ukrainian president held talks with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria before leaving the country.

Euronews · Apr 24, 2025

In South Africa, a needle exchange program for drug users feels the effects of Trump's aid cuts

A secluded corner near South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addiction

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Ethiopia’s war may have ended, but the Tigray crisis hasn’t

For over 20 years, Ethiopia was led by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnic-based political parties representing Tigray, Amhara, Oromo, and Southern nations, nationalities and peoples. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front was the most influential party within the coalition. However, in 2018, when the Prosperity…

The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025

The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?

The billionaire and now Trump adviser grew up amid the collapse of white rule, attending an all-white school and then a more liberal one

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

Are white Afrikaners at risk in South Africa? Not really, most say

As Trump offers to take in Afrikaner refugees, many say right-wing lobbyists have spread misinformation and fear.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2025

G20 Foreign Ministers Meet In South Africa Without US On Board

Top diplomats from the Group of 20 major economies will convene in South Africa on Thursday for a meeting dominated by a packed global agenda but overshadowed by a snub by the top US envoy.

International Business Times · Feb 20, 2025

South Africa unites against Trump as US freezes aid over land reform

The government and all political parties in South Africa are uniting in opposition to Donald Trump after the American president announced a freeze on aid to the country. He accuses Pretoria of mistreating its white minority following the introduction of a recent law on the expropriation of land. South Africa’s…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13, 2025

South Africa's Khoisan evicted from government HQ after six-year protest

South African authorities on Monday cleared a camp of the Khoisan community squatting on the grounds of the government headquarters in Pretoria for six years to demand recognition as the country's first indigenous people.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 10, 2025