Category : Africa Diary

Putin’s Arrest Warrant Worries South Africa Since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on March 17 against Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, all eyes have been on South Africa. A question is on everyone’s lips: will the head of the Kremlin expected on August 24, 2023, on […]Read More

African Forces Regroup At US-Led Flintlock Exercise To Fight Jihadists African armies have completed a two-week intensive exercise in counterterrorism led by the US, part of a plan to thwart Islamic State and al-Qaeda fighters who carry out hundreds of attacks in and around the Sahel, stoking insecurity in the region. Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire […]Read More

US Congress Targets South Africa Over Ties With Russia, China The US Congress is pressing President Joe Biden to take a tougher stance against South Africa over its deepening ties to Russia and China. In his first act as chairman of the newly revamped House Foreign Affairs panel on Africa, Republican John James of Michigan […]Read More

South Africa’s Naval Drills With Russia, China Strains Ties With West South Africa is hosting a joint naval exercise, Exercise Mosi II, with Russia and China. The Russian military frigate Admiral Gorshkov” was greeted by protests when it arrived in Cape Town harbour ahead of naval exercises hosted by South Africa from February 17 to […]Read More