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April 15
Liberia: Bridge Disaster in Baltimore Gets FBI Criminal Investigation
The US has opened a criminal investigation into what occurred on a cargo ship before it crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse last month,… Read more »
April 16
South Africa: After the Bell - Why Julius Malema Is the Mirror Image of Donald Trump
Investors do, of course, want certainty. Obvs. What they don't want is the certainty that someone will come and grab their assets. The notion that you will certainly be hit by a… Read more »
March 21
South Africa: Bill That Calls for Full Review of US Relations With SA Crosses First Hurdle in US Congress
A bill that would call on the US government to comprehensively review US relations with South Africa crossed its first legislative hurdle on Wednesday when it passed the House of… Read more »
March 05
Zimbabwe: U.S. Imposes New Sanctions On Zimbabwe Leaders for 'Human Rights Abuse'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and some of his inner circle remain sanctioned by the US, which has also paused its participation in talks to clear Zimbabwe's international debts. Read more »
February 10
South Africa: New US Bill Calls On the Biden Administration to Review America's Relations With SA
The bill would also require the Administration to examine whether SA is undermining US security and foreign policy interests. Read more »
December 05, 2023
Angola: Angola Shows How Overriding Democracy Is America's New Realpolitik in Africa
The opposition's appeal to respect democratic principles, the separation of powers and civil-political liberties is at odds with Washington's support for a civilian constitutional… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Africa: Prosper Africa Coordinates 17 US Agencies to Help Boost Africa's Low Participation in AGOA
The root of the problem is that Africa is simply not producing enough goods that the US wants to buy. Read more »
November 07, 2023
South Africa: U.S. Senator Chris Coons Proposes Immediate Review of South Africa's AGOA Eligibility
His proposed Bill would extend Agoa for 16 years -- but possibly eject SA from the preferential trade programme. Read more »
November 05, 2023
South Africa: South Africa Pins Its Hopes On an Early 2024 U.S. Congress Renewal of AGOA
The US trade delegation has used the Agoa Forum, hosted last week in Johannesburg, to reiterate that its economic relationship with South Africa remains 'strong' despite the Lady R… Read more »
October 26, 2023
South Africa: Ahead of Crucial Agoa Forum, Pretoria Again Treads Fine Line With Stance On Israel, Palestine, Gaza
After engaging in energetic diplomacy with the US over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, South Africa is once again walking a tightrope, this time on the Israel-Palestine-Gaza crisis. Read more »
October 04, 2023
South Africa: Country Struggles to Consign Lady R to the Archives, Insists Won't Demand Brigety Recall or Apology
National security adviser Sydney Mufamadi says Pretoria won't demand US Ambassador Reuben Brigety's recall or an apology. Read more »
September 08, 2023
South Africa: Why South Africa Is Unlikely to Give U.S. Ambassador the Boot Over Russian Ship Saga
Despite calls from members of the ANC and SA Communist Party for the US ambassador to SA, Reuben Brigety, to be recalled or expelled over the Lady R saga, it appears he will almost… Read more »
July 26, 2023
South Africa: Powerful U.S. Senator Tables Legislation to Scuttle South Africa's Hosting of AGOA Forum
US Senator Jim Risch has tabled legislation in Congress aimed at shifting this year's Agoa forum from South Africa to another country because of Pretoria's perceived closeness to… Read more »
July 16, 2023
South Africa: Another Team of Firefighters Heads for Canada While Out-of-Control Wildfires Rage
New fires at the weekend set off more Canadian wildfire smoke-related air quality alerts for North America. The heatwave in North America is mirrored in parts of Europe, with fears… Read more »
Southern Africa: Why the Extradition of Manuel Chang From South Africa Is a Big Deal
The former Mozambican finance minister, dirty money and the curse of financial sector collusion are a blight on Africa. Read more »
July 10, 2023
Southern Africa: FBI Officials Kept Waiting As Red Tape Delays Manuel Chang's Deportation to the U.S.
The former Mozambican finance minister is now expected to be flown to the US on Tuesday, 11 July. Read more »
July 09, 2023
Southern Africa: Former Mozambique Finance Minister Manuel Chang to Fly to U.S. to Face Graft Charges
South African police have confirmed that the former Mozambican finance minister will be handed over to the FBI to face fraud and corruption charges. Read more »
July 06, 2023
South Africa: Gugulethu Basketball Coach Joins Minnesota Timberwolves for NBA Summer League-Africa
Cape Town Tigers assistant coach Vincent Luyanda Ntunja is working with the Minnesota Timberwolves during the NBA Summer League. While he is an example of what the country has to… Read more »
July 03, 2023
South Africa: Lightning Strikes, Trees Burning From the Inside - and Bears - All in a Day's Work for Firefighters in Canada
More South African firefighters could soon be en route to Canada to help battle the country's still-raging fires. Read more »
July 02, 2023
South Africa: 'Evidence' of Global Crooks Crafting a U.S.-Based Plot to Topple Bulgaria's Law Enforcers
Krasimir Kamenov, one of the four Bulgarians assassinated in Cape Town in May, was among a group of alleged thugs operating across countries, from South Africa to Romania, and… Read more »
June 14, 2023
South Africa: US 'Blacklists' Flight Academy Caught Up in Chinese Military Training and Security Risk Saga
Last year, it emerged that a South African flight academy was embroiled in a saga involving an arrested former US Marine and the UK issuing a treason-type warning that ex-military… Read more »
June 13, 2023
South Africa: Biden Administration Shares Concerns of US Congress Over SA's Perceived Support for Russia
US administration officials would not say if they would heed the call to move this year's Agoa forum away from SA. Read more »
South Africa: Warning Shot Fired - Top US Congressmen Urge Biden to Move AGOA Forum Away From SA
The senior legislators from both parties say SA hosting the forum would implicitly endorse its support of Russia's invasion Read more »
May 21, 2023
South Africa: Is U.S. Ambassador Reuben Brigety a Loose Cannon - Or a Consummate Professional?
The loose cannon theory seems unlikely. For one thing, Brigety has not retracted anything he said last week. Or not publicly. If he apologised, it would seem he was doing so for… Read more »
May 18, 2023
South Africa: Washington Sours On the ANC, Threatening Trade & Aid
South Africa's ambassador to Washington, Nomaindia Mfeketo, has been missing in action for more than two months through this crisis. She is on sick leave. And the view in… Read more »
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