Donald Trump
Navi Pillay’s Nobel prize is a vote of confidence in international law
Navi Pillay, the first South African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, took the lessons of apartheid to Rwanda, the ICC and the UN, writes Frans Viljoen
Uganda-US relations
Uganda joins Trump administration’s Trade over Aid talks in New York
What Washington's Trade over Aid initiative asks of Uganda, and why Kampala's delegation is at Friday's high-level talks in New York
Venezuela’s president captured in US raid: what we know so far
Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism
South Africa’s G20 triumph comes face to face with Trump’s wrecking ball
The first G20 on African soil delivered on debt, energy and minerals — but can these wins survive Trump's antagonism and America's forthcoming presidency?
Trump escalates South Africa feud with 2026 G20 exclusion
Donald Trump has announced that South Africa will not be invited to next year's G20 summit in Miami, in what would be an unprecedented attempt to exclude a member state from the world's premier economic forum
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Trump is revoking visas for African leaders who defy US policy
The second Trump administration is wielding visa revocations as a form of diplomatic punishment, targeting African leaders and intellectuals who've challenged US foreign policy
What are the chances of success for the US-brokered peace deal signed by DRC and Rwanda?
On 27 June 2025, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a new peace agreement under the auspices of the United States
How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral primary could ripple across the USA
To people of colour and immigrants, Mamdani — a true New Yorker — is one of them: his parents are from Uganda and India. His interesting background brought together limousine liberals and aunties from Bangladesh
Trump’s foreign aid cuts will cripple Africa’s HIV/AIDS response
US funding to fight HIV/AIDS has saved 26 million lives since 2003, with the greatest benefits felt in sub-Saharan AfricaMore Donald Trump
30 January 2018
Top job for South African gives African countries sway at the IMF
South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, has been selected as the first sub-Saharan African to serve as chair of the International Monetary and Finance Committee
20 January 2017
Trump vs Africa: how the continent can counter destructive policies
It’s possible that Trump will opt for an American retreat from the bipartisan development, humanitarian, and security assistance goals of previous administrations.
10 November 2016
Why a Trump victory bodes ill for Africa
A key strategy for President-elect Trump is to turn the US inward, both economically and politically. Many of his economic policies reflect a mercantilist perspective on economic development. This can be summed up as being the opposite to free trade.