Phillip van Niekerk 
Nomindia Mphikito, South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, is set to step down in mid-August, more than a year before her term is due to end. On Monday, embassy staff announced the departure of Mfkito, who is believed to be seriously ill. were largely absent during period of great stress In relations with the … Read more
In early July, the presidents of Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia launched the Lobito Atlantic Corridor project along a railway that stretches nearly 1,300km from the Angolan port of Lobito to the DRC border, continuing for 400km to the heart of the copper and cobalt mines around Kolwezi. An extension is … Read more
news from Bangui reports that hundreds of Wagners have left over the past two weeks, presumably back to Russia. This may indicate that Russia needs every experienced fighter it can field to prevent the dam from collapsing in Ukraine. It might also explain why Prigozhin has been walking around Moscow, even taking his commanders to … Read more