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‘A global hero’: Jesse Jackson’s legacy of activism around the world

From opposing apartheid in South Africa to supporting Palestinian rights, the US civil rights leader left his mark across the globe

The Guardian - US

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

Africa takes centre stage as South Africa maps ambitious G20 agenda

As the first African country to lead the trillion-dollar G20 group, South Africa will spend 2025 pushing debt relief, climate change and international justice issues. This means there's a lot at stake for Brics and developing nations.

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South Africa's President To Lay Out New Government Plans

President Cyril Ramaphosa will lay out the new government's vision for South Africa on Thursday, opening parliament after elections in May forced his long-ruling ANC into an uncomfortable coalition.

International Business Times

Why South Africa’s opposition may struggle to unseat the ruling ANC

Despite the ANC facing possible voter decline this election, analysts say the opposition is splintered and disorganised.

Al Jazeera

In a bid to unseat the long-ruling ANC, 7 South African parties reach a coalition agreement

Seven opposition parties in South Africa have reached an agreement to form a coalition in a bid to unseat the ruling African National Congress if it fails to win a majority in next year's general election

The Independent UK

Possible Putin trip in spotlight as Russia, China foreign ministers set for meeting in South Africa

The Russian and Chinese foreign ministers are expected to meet with their counterparts from the BRICS economic bloc in Cape Town on Thursday

The Independent UK

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South Africa leader fights for political future over scandal

The president of South Africa is fighting for his political future in a dramatic reversal of fortunes for an anti-apartheid icon once admired for tackling the problems of Africa’s most developed economy

The Independent UK

Macron’s Benin visit part of push for support of position in Ukraine

Officials from France, the United States, and Russia have been visiting the African continent this week in an effort to garner support from various African leaders for their stance in the Ukraine conflict. While in Benin, French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of waging a "new type of hybrid world…

Radio France Internationale

Russia and the West are vying for influence in Africa and Ukraine is a big reason why

Russia's foreign minister and France's president are visiting this week along with visits by U.S. officials in what some say is the most intense competition for influence there since the Cold War.

WEKU

‘New Cold War’: Russia and West Vie for Influence in Africa

Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French President Emanuel Macron are each visiting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A 'new Cold War' as Russia, France, US compete for influence in Africa

France 24

'New Cold War': Russia and West vie for influence in Africa

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