Africa

On May 29, South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly and state legislatures. The National Assembly will choose the president for the...

For the first time since the end of apartheid in South Africa, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party is poised to lose its governing majority. While corruption and poverty...

Johannesburg, South Africa – On May 13, 10 tents were pitched on the pristine lawns of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in Johannesburg. It was a pro-Palestine encampment...

LONDON — Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda asylum policy has repeatedly been declared illegal by U.K. judges, is yet to send any migrants to Rwanda, and has so far failed to rescue...

South Africa’s opinion matters; analyst Steven Gruzd has no doubt about that. ” is an important player on the international stage and especially in Africa. It is sought after by other...

Israel must immediately halt its military offensive in Gaza, the International Court of Justice ruled on Friday. The ruling came after South Africa petitioned the world court to stop Israel...

Welcome back to World Brief. We will be off on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day, but will return on Tuesday. For today, we’re looking at the future of Israel’s...

In late April, less than a month before the May 29 national election, Zackie Achmat, who is running to become one of the first-ever independent lawmakers in South Africa’s National...

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has long been dogged by questions over its credibility and relevance, and it has faced a torrent...

At eight years old, Fatou Baldeh was told she would be attending a party at her uncle’s house to celebrate girls in her local community in The Gambia. Excited, she...