Africa News Brief – Thursday, 12 March 2026
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US says patience with South Africa is running out as tensions with Washington escalate The United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, recently disclosed that Washingtons patience with South Africa is wearing thin. South Africa summons new US ambassador over 'undiplomatic remarks' – Al Jazeera US President Trump has claimed South Africa is engaged in a campaign of white persecution, which Pretoria denies. What's behind South Africa's plan to deploy the army in high-crime areas JOHANNESBURG (AP) — It’s an unusual move for the African continent’s leading democracy: South Africa’s president announced that he will deploy the.
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South Africa summons new US ambassador over criticism as rift deepens – AP News
South Africa says the new U.S. ambassador has been summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies….
US Ambassador to SA Bozell demarched following 'Kill the Boer' remarks – eNCA
PRETORIA- The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has moved to demarche United States Ambassador to South Africa Leo ……
South Africa summons new US ambassador over 'undiplomatic remarks' – Al Jazeera
US President Trump has claimed South Africa is engaged in a campaign of white persecution, which Pretoria denies….
Morocco becomes Africa's top arms importer, amid tensions with Algeria – RFI
Morocco has become the largest importer of major weapons in Africa, with purchases rising over the past five years as the country continues to ……
Africa Is Reimagining Climate Finance by Saliem Fakir – Project Syndicate
And mitigation continued to take precedence over adaptation, despite Africa’s acute vulnerability to the effects of climate change. More fundamentally…
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