Cyril Ramaphosa

Historic G-20 Summit in South Africa Moves Forward Without U.S. The G-20 summit in South Africa made an unprecedented move by adopting its declaration without the United States, which boycotted the event over diplomatic tensions. This break in protocol signals a significant step for the summit hosted in Africa for the first time. The declaration was adopted at the start of the summit, a departure from standard procedure. South Africa positioned this as a victory amid U.S. absence. Key focuses include climate…

South Africa Stands Firm Amid U.S. G-20 Boycott South Africa reaffirms its commitment to multilateralism as the U.S. opts out of the G-20 summit in Johannesburg. Despite Washington's demands to drop the traditional declaration, President Cyril Ramaphosa insists on proceeding with the summit's agenda. South Africa dismisses U.S. requests for a toned-down statement. President Ramaphosa emphasizes the importance of global equality and multilateralism. U.S. diplomats warn against adopting a summit declaration without…

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that Pretoria will steadfastly pursue its genocide case against Israel for alleged atrocities in Gaza. He announced that fresh evidence will be submitted to the World Court next month. This case, lodged by South Africa in December, accuses Israel of violating the 1948 U.N. Genocide Convention through attacks in Gaza. These attacks are claimed to indiscriminately hit schools, refugee shelters, hospitals, soup kitchens, aid workers, and designated safe zones. "We are…

Shifting Power Dynamics in South Africa's Parliament The African National Congress (ANC), South Africa's longstanding ruling party, appears poised to relinquish its majority status after securing approximately 41% of the votes, based on 85% of ballots tallied, as reported by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Should these figures hold true in the final tally this weekend, while the ANC would remain the largest party, it would need to seek partnerships in parliament to maintain its hold on power. These…

Angela Merkel convened again, on Friday 27 August 2021, a meeting of the "Compact with Africa", an initiative that brought together twelve countries launched after the German Presidency of the G20 2017. If we previously spoke mainly about economics, the meeting has this time took place in hybrid form and was particularly devoted to the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccines. It was also for the German Chancellor…

KwaZulu-Natal is the province most affected by the spiral of violence that has shaken South Africa in recent days, with 180 dead out of a total of more than 200 killed in the wake of ex-president Jacob Zuma's prison. It is in this region that President Cyril Ramaphosa visited on Friday, July 16, to assess the damage. The Minister of Police was also present this Saturday, July 17, as well as figures from…

On Wednesday evening, 14 July, the Minister of Defense announced the deployment of 25,000 soldiers to stop the violence. riots that were originally triggered by the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma, but which quickly turned into looting. In Gauteng, Johannesburg and Pretoria and their surroundings, the situation is more or…

Another 22 people have died in riots in South Africa, a provincial official said on Tuesday, bringing the national number of deaths from violence to 32. The fee in KwaZulu-Natal province is now 26, Sihle Zikalala told a news conference on Tuesday, a day after officials confirmed six deaths in Gauteng province. "These were people who were killed during storms when protesters sprang up," he said, without specifying which parts of the province. After days of protests and looting following the…

Tensions are rising in South Africa, which has been subjected to violence released by pro-Zuma activists in the Zulu country for four days. Police ... At least six people have died since Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke on national television this Monday, July 12, calling for calm and mobilizing the army. The…

Jacob Zuma has been imprisoned since last Wednesday, July 7. The 79-year-old former South African president is expected to serve 15 months in prison for contempt for justice. Jacob Zuma has stubbornly refused to answer questions from a commission of inquiry into corruption. The Constitutional Court is reviewing its sentence on Monday, July 12, when the trial triggered violence in the country and forced the army to deploy. It is a technical litigation debate that is still going on between the lawyer of the former…