South Africa's defence ministry has launched a probe into Iran's participation in the BRICS+ naval exercises held near Cape Town this week, after reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa had asked Iran to withdraw to avoid antagonizing the United States.

South Africa launched an investigation Friday over the participation of Iranian warships in naval drills off its coast after reports that organizers ignored the president's instructions that the ships only take up observer status so as not to inflame tensions with the United States.

It’s about whether the continent can shed historic dependencies to turn its mineral wealth into prosperity, without repeating mistakes of the past. One way is to leverage the U.S.-China rivalry, and the global clamor for the minerals essential to both the green transition and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Nesyri scored the winning penalty and Yassine “Bono” Bounou saved two as Morocco booked its place in the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 4-2 win on penalties over Nigeria on Wednesday.

South Africa qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 with a nervy 3-2 win against Zimbabwe in Marrakech.

Benin is set to raise as much as $1 billion from a sale of dollar-denominated sukuk bonds and other loan securities in what would be the first African sovereign-debt offering this year, according to people familiar with the matter.

JOHANNESBURG — Torrential rains and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and authorities warned Friday that more severe weather was expected across several countries in southern Africa.

South Africa wants more Australians to add the country to their travel lists, and know the nation is “more than just Cape Town and a safari”.