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​South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the NASREC conference center in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 3, 2023.
Analysis

The real reason South Africa’s president is coming to Washington

If recent headlines are anything to go by, you’d think that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Washington, D.C. this week is an effort to rebut US President Donald Trump’s belief that white South Africans are suffering a genocide. In reality, it’s all about trade.

Supporters of political party Rise Mzansi attend a protest march calling for the delivery of basic services in the Western Cape ahead of the general election in Cape Town, South Africa May 22, 2024.
Analysis

Viewpoint: As South Africa's democracy turns 30, Mandela's ANC faces toughest election yet

Amid intense scrutiny of the ANC’s 30-year record – especially its failure to address economic problems and an electricity supply crisis – the polls show the party at risk of losing its parliamentary majority. Contributing to its woes is the reemergence of Jacob Zuma, a controversial former president and party leader, who is supporting a new political formation threatening to steal votes from the ANC. We sat down with Eurasia Group’s Ziyanda Stuurman to learn more about the upcoming vote.

​President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa attends the second day of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union at the African Union.
What We're Watching

South Africa to hold May elections

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that his country will hold a general election on May 29.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) attend a media briefing in Cape Town.
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African leaders make Ukraine peace trip

Leading the effort is South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Members of parliament hold placards after the result of the vote on the first motion of no-confidence against the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, March 20, 2023.
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What We’re Watching: Slim win for Macron, protests in South Africa, Trump’s legal woes, Colombia peace collapsing?

Macron’s narrow escape; South Africa’s day of demonstrations; Trump vs. prosecutors; Colombia: Is Petro’s “total peace” going to pieces?

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress in Johannesburg.
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Hard Numbers: Ramaphosa cleared, women in legal limbo, drought kills Argentina’s economy, French pension reforms almost done

President Cyril Ramaphosa was cleared by South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog of wrongdoing in a graft scandal.

Emergency workers extinguish fire in vehicles at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia?s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 9, 2023.
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What We’re Watching: Russian air strikes, South African economic squeeze, day of resistance in Israel

Russia pummels Ukraine, South Africa’s shrinking economy, Israel faces ‘day of resistance’

A woman cooks by a candlelight during one of the frequent power outages in South Africa.
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South Africa struggles in the dark

Things are dark in South Africa right now, both metaphorically and literally. Though not new, rolling blackouts have worsened in recent months, disrupting every aspect of daily life. Why are things so dire in Africa’s most industrialized country, and what’s the government’s plan to fix it?

Georgia votes: Democratic candidate U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker
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What We’re Watching: Georgia's runoff election, Iran’s bluff, Putin's black eye, Ramaphosa's political survival

​People in Hong Kong hold sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease restrictions in mainland China.
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What We’re Watching: China's zero-COVID shift, Russia's fertilizer deal, Ramaphosa's corruption probe, EU's oil wrangling