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​In South Africa’s coalition government, internal disagreements have led to significant challenges in passing the national budget. The crux of the dispute centers around a proposed increase in the Value-Added Tax (VAT), a measure that has exposed deep divisions within the Government of National Unity (GNU).​ Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana initially proposed raising the VAT rate…

Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has escalated in recent months, drawing significant concern from both regional and international communities. The violence, primarily centered in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, involves various armed groups, with the M23 rebel group being one of the most prominent. The resurgence of hostilities follows a period of…

A Kenyan officer has gone missing in Haiti following a brutal ambush by a violent gang while on a United Nations peacekeeping mission. The officer, part of a team deployed as part of the UN’s ongoing peacekeeping efforts in Haiti, was ambushed while traveling in a convoy through the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The attack, carried out by one of the many criminal gangs that have…

Political fallout is expected to intensify in South Africa following the government’s decision to raise the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate, a move that has sparked widespread debate and dissent across the nation. The VAT hike, which was implemented as part of the government’s broader fiscal strategy to address rising public debt and budget deficits, has become a point of contention for both…

Angola has recently decided to abandon its role as a mediator in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), a decision that has significant implications for the stability of the region and the international community’s efforts to bring peace to one of Africa’s most volatile areas. Angola, which shares a border with the DR Congo, had initially played a central…

South Africa has consistently dismissed claims of a so-called “white genocide” within the country, a term often used by far-right groups and conspiracy theorists to suggest that there is a deliberate, state-sponsored campaign to eradicate white South Africans through violence, particularly farm attacks. These claims, which have gained traction in certain corners of the internet and among some…