South Africa

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures during a ceremony by the National Program of Civic-Military Schools, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

The awkward guests: Parsing the Summit for Democracy invitation list

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) sing slogans ahead of the launch of an election manifesto at the church square in Pretoria, South Africa, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

South Africa’s municipal elections: A referendum on political parties and local democracy

Danielle Resnick

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Nelson Mandela, Shibley Telhami, and Jehan Sadat at the Sadat Lecture at the University of Maryland at College Park, November 14, 2001.

September 11 and America’s response through the eyes of Nelson Mandela

Shibley Telhami

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Large stacked container ship leaving the port of Cape Town with Table mountain and the city in the background, South Africa.

Africa in the news: South African economy, energy production, and Nigerian foreign relations updates

Mary Blankenship, Chris Heitzig, and Tamara White

Saturday, August 28, 2021

KAMPALA, UGANDA - JANUARY 05, 2020: A front view of Kampala Boulevard Suites, leading shopping mall and hotel with a foreground of an African man in a minibus, popular transportation for locals.

Figure of the week: A case study comparison of industries without smokestacks in South Africa and Uganda

Mary Blankenship and Christina Golubski

Friday, August 27, 2021

FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar attends his swearing-in ceremony at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Samir Bol/File Photo

Africa in the news: Politics, security, and wildlife poaching updates

Chris Heitzig, Mary Blankenship, and Tamara White

Saturday, August 7, 2021

A branch of South African clothing and homeware retailer Mr Price is seen in Cape Town, South Africa, November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

South Africa after COVID-19—light at the end of a very long tunnel

Wolfgang Fengler, Marie-Francoise Nelly, Indermit Gill, Benedicte Baduel, and Facundo Cuevas

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

A health worker holds a vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at the Munsieville Care for the Aged Centre outside Johannesburg, South Africa May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Africa in the news: COVID-19 vaccine update, Kenya’s High Court ruling, and natural resource update

Christina Golubski, Tamara White, and Leo Holtz

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Rhinos in Nairobi National Park, Kenya

Africa in the news: Wildlife, Horn of Africa, and infrastructure updates

Christina Golubski, Leo Holtz, and Tamara White

Saturday, May 15, 2021

File photo - Chad, Ennedi, Amdjarass, arrival of President Idriss Deby with his wife in his native village and official welcome at the airport. Chads President Idriss Deby has died while visiting troops on the front line of a fight against northern rebels, an army spokesman said on Tuesday, the day after Deby was declared the winner of a sixth term in office. Deby's campaign said on Monday that he was headed to the front lines to join troops battling "terrorists". Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Africa in the news: President Déby of Chad dies; Kenya, DRC sign trade and security deals; and Cape Town survives massive fire

Tamara White, Leo Holtz, and Christina Golubski

Saturday, April 24, 2021