With our correspondent in Johannesburg, Claire Bargelès For South Africa, it was President Cyril Ramaphosa himself who took the time to address the other representatives of political parties during this dialogue. He took the opportunity to reaffirm his strategy of non-alignment and praise South-South partnerships, while Pretoria provokes the irritation of the countries of the … Read more
Published on : 17/02/2023 – 14:02 Clashes broke out Thursday, February 16 in several neighborhoods in the suburbs of Conakry between demonstrators and law enforcement, forcing the Guinean authorities to requisition the army to restore calm. The National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) had called for demonstrations despite the ban on all … Read more
Workers inspect power lines in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: AFP/VNA) On February 9, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of national disaster due to the power-off nationwide and highlights that the lack of electricity poses an existential threat to the economy and social fabric. In his annual national message addressed to Parliament at … Read more
Published on : 14/01/2023 – 06:44 In South Africa, the generation that brought down apartheid is slowly dying out. This Friday, January 13, it is Frene Ginwala who died. This militant of the African National Congress (ANC) was the president of the first democratically elected National Assembly in 1994, after the end of the segregationist … Read more
Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who escaped impeachment on charges of money laundering, has been re-elected as president of the ruling African National Congress. Ramaphosa, 70, defeated his rival, former health minister Zweli Makhize. The announcement was made at the end of the party’s national election conference which began on Friday. A close supporter … Read more
Published on : 17/12/2022 – 00:00 In South Africa, the first day of the ANC elective conference was eventful. Cyril Ramaphosa, candidate for his re-election at the head of the political formation, remains favorite despite the incredible affair of “Phala-Phala”. With our correspondent in Johannesburg, Claire Bargelès In South Africa, December 16 is normally the … Read more