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South Africa Withdraws Troop Contribution To MONUSCO
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (447+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, of the South African government's decision to withdraw its contribution of soldiers to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). In a…...
International And Domestic Impact Of The Maldives-Mauritius Dispute Over The Chagos Islands – Analysis
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1354+ words) By P. K. Balachandran The revival of the Maldives-Mauritius dispute over the Chagos Islands and the waters around them has significant implications for the strategic interests of the US, UK, and India in the Indian Ocean, as well as for President Muizzu's…...
South Africa’s Minister Tau Leads Delegation To China For Key Trade Talks
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1021+ words) South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, is leading a high-level delegation to Beijing, China, for the Joint Economic Trade Commission (JETC), where he is meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao. The move…...
Islamic State Expands Funding In Mozambique
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (824+ words) By Africa Defense Forum Islamic State militants approached a neighborhood on the outskirts of Moc'mboa da Praia in northern Mozambique on January 25, seeking to kill a member of the Maconde local militia. Failing to find him, they abducted his young…...
World Must Help Ease Southern Africa’s Flood Crisis – Analysis
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (694+ words) By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh Southern Africa is'facing'a significant humanitarian emergency, as devastating floods sweep across large parts of the region. This has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and resulted in significant loss of life. Prolonged and intense rainfall has…...
South Africa Joins Afreximbank, Announces US$8bn Country Program
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (279+ words) A US$8 billion commitment: H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa and Dr. George Elombi, President and Chairman of Afreximbank at the Country's accession signing ceremony, marking the launch of a major Country Programme engineered to bolster the South African economy....
How New Seismic Technology Is Unlocking Africa’s Undeveloped Basins
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (306+ words) Seismic campaigns are also accelerating elsewhere. In mid2025, Sierra Leone announced plans for a new 3D seismic acquisition in its offshore basin, marking the most active upstream effort there in over a decade. In parallel, older seismic data are being reprocessed in…...