At the nomination hearings Cruz is expected to raise his core concerns on Africa policy: his strong backing for US recognition of Somaliland which broke away from Somalia in 1991 (AC Vol 67 No 1 Trump allies split over Mogadishu as Israel recognises breakaway Somaliland); a listing of the Algerian-backed Polisario Front as a terrorist organisation as it continues to vie with Morocco over the sovereignty of Western Sahara; for Washington to take an even tougher line against President Cyril Ramaphosa's government in South Africa (AC Vol 67 No 2 Ramaphosa's authority shaken as generals defy orders)...

Last October South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his government was investigating how 17 South Africans had ended up fighting with mercenary groups in Ukraine...

Without AGOA President Cyril Ramaphosa's government would continue to face 30% duties on US exports...

The confrontation over Pretoria's security ties with Tehran – specifically its participation in South African-hosted naval exercises – underlines the erosion of civilian control over the military and the weakening authority of President Cyril Ramaphosa...

Despite Washington's hostility hosting Africa's first G20 summit was a fillip for President Cyril Ramaphosa as he faced resistance – which is unlikely to abate – from a vocal minority in the ruling African National Congress (ANC)...

Political sentiment in South Africa is among the most febrile on the continent – if that is any comfort to President Cyril Ramaphosa...

President Cyril Ramaphosa cites University of Stellenbosch projections that reforms under Operation Vulindlela – now in its second phase – could raise long-term growth by up to 3...

Winning a sort of victory in the teeth of United States opposition South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa rescued Africa's first G20 on 22-23 November pushing through a leaders' declaration reaffirming a commitment to multilateral cooperation and the energy transition...

In May President Cyril Ramaphosa's Government of National Unity proposed a 10-year LNG import agreement with the United States as part of a broader trade package aimed at securing lower tariffs and trade concessions...