Months after Roelf Meyer was sent to repair relations with the US, he has failed, because his government is not prepared to do the simplest things to enable a new trade and investment pact with Washington.
Author: Chukwu Godlove
The fundamental inquiry of political economy is why some nations achieve enduring prosperity while others are trapped in cycles of poverty and collapse. The answer lies not in geography or culture, but in the systems and rules that govern societies.
(Bloomberg) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a visa restriction policy to punish South Africans who he claimed have engaged in “government-sponsored discrimination” against Afrikaners and other minority groups.
The industrialist Aliko Dangote is turning to Nigerians to help finance the next growth phase of his oil refinery: The richest man in Africa announced that he is seeking to attract about $1.6 billion (€1.4 billion) by going public.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (ABS News) — Six Nigerian nationals accused of running an online romance scam that defrauded more than 100 American women of over $6 million have landed in U.S. custody, ending a five-year wait since their arrest in South Africa. South African police said the men were handed over Friday to officials from the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service at Cape Town International Airport, following coordination between South Africa’s Hawks unit — formally the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation — and Interpol South Africa. The men had been held in a Cape Town correctional facility since…
Southern Africa’s young people are often portrayed asapathetic, disengaged, orpolitically uninterested, especially in elections and democratic processes. Yet while this characterization might be convenient for quick explanations of their generally low participation, it oftenobscuresa more complex pattern of disillusionment, selective participation, and alternative forms of political expression. Essentially, a simple explanation risks mistaking refusal for…
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Under The Baobab shines a hard‑look on the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) and its battle against Boko Haram and the wave of insecurity that still grips Nigeria and the wider West‑African region.
UA.NEWS12 September 2026 08:59
Artificial intelligence and cyber capabilities are reshaping the global economy. Across the world, nations struggle to keep policies and legal frameworks current, but the gap is widest in countries lacking domestic AI infrastructure or deep technical expertise. This is particularly critical across Africa, where rapid digital growth collides with nascent regulatory capacities. The United States…
