A plurality of South Africans say their country’s influence has been getting weaker in recent years, but views vary somewhat by political ideology.

As of early 2025, favorability of the governing African National Congress and optimism about the economy are both up since before the 2024 election.

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Lydia Polgreen speaks to the former New York Times bureau chief Howard W. French about the cost of not engaging with Africa.

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Once isolated insurgencies in remote deserts and jungles have turned into full-blown wars of terror, turning several regions ...

A host of countries in Africa have seen more political unrest, violent extremism, and democratic reversals since 2020 than in ...

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A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who ...

Maziv is expanding South Africa’s fibre backbone, driving inclusion, innovation and economic growth through open access.