Africa

The party of Nelson Mandela has failed to win a majority in an election for the first time since the end of apartheid.

Kyiv already struggled to convince countries not in NATO to back its cause. The war in the Middle East has made that even harder.

EU governments used to castigate Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda scheme: not any more.

Ukraine is trafficking in orphans and organs; a secretive global elite is causing multiple crises; and Madeleine Albright wanted to wipe out Russia — those are just some of the greatest hits of Vladimir Putin’s longtime security adviser.

Two island nations bookending the Eurasian continent are joining forces to combat the growing threat from neighboring autocracies.

Rome has no reason to oppose EU sanctions targeting Russian LNG, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin says.

Burkina Faso’s Russian-allied military junta targets Western media outlets.

EU’s Global Gateway funding has been spread “too thinly” and must be concentrated if it’s to stand a chance against Beijing, internal review says. 

German liberal targets the Greens in making case to allow trophy-hunting imports.

Rwanda marks the 30th anniversary of the genocide that claimed around 800,000 lives.

The Malagasy parliament had passed the disputed bill in February.

Botswana has an elephant problem. The director of Nuremberg zoo weighs in on whether Germany could adopt some and where they could live.

“No joke.”

Life for Flemish confectioners is becoming an increasingly expensive box of chocolates.

By purchasing Iranian oil, Beijing is helping disrupt the trade on which its economy depends.

And it’s turning EU countries against Ukraine in the process.

Major package comes as EU officials tout new focus on curbing migration ahead of European Parliament election.

Proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC are embroiled in a property rights quagmire.

As the EU fights to make the World Trade Organization matter again, it’s short on allies. 

Kyiv says its actions against Russia abroad are “within the framework of international law.”