South Africa’s Parliament Sets Date for Ramaphosa Impeachment Inquiry
South Africa’s parliament will hold the first meeting on Monday, June 1, of the impeachment committee investigating President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala “Farmgate” scandal. Ramaphosa has denied wrongdoing in the case, which centers on cash stolen from a sofa at his farm in 2020, while opposition parties say the Constitutional Court’s recent ruling has revived momentum behind the impeachment process.
Burkina Faso Suspends Major Student Union and Arrests Leader
Burkina Faso’s military government has suspended the country’s largest student union, Ugeb, for three months and arrested its president, Wilfried Bazo, along with several students. Authorities accused the group of “advocating terrorism” after it criticized the junta over alleged abductions, restrictions on freedoms, and worsening insecurity linked to jihadist violence.
Nearly 300 Ghanaians Return Home From South Africa Amid Xenophobia Fears
A chartered flight carrying 297 Ghanaians from South Africa arrived in Accra yesterday, Wednesday, May 27, as anti-immigrant tensions continue to rise. Ghana says around 800 citizens have requested repatriation following protests targeting undocumented migrants, with some returnees saying they no longer feel safe staying in South Africa.
Kenya Approves U.S. Ebola Quarantine Facility Plan
Kenya has reportedly approved a U.S. request to open a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The facility would be located at an air force base in central Kenya and staffed by members of the U.S. Public Health Service, though officials have not confirmed whether it would also accept non-Americans.
South African Groups Reject Trump’s Afrikaner “Refugee Emergency” Claim
South African officials and Afrikaner advocacy groups have rejected claims by the Trump administration that white Afrikaners face a humanitarian emergency. The response comes after the U.S. announced plans to admit an additional 10,000 white South Africans as refugees, despite having sharply restricted refugee admissions from most other countries.
South Africa Seizes Massive Drug Shipment at Zimbabwe Border
South African authorities say they intercepted a truck carrying more than 700 kilograms (about 1,545 lbs) of methaqualone, used to make the drug Mandrax, near the Zimbabwe border. Three people — two Malawians and one Zambian — were arrested in connection with the shipment, which officials say had an estimated street value of nearly one billion rand.
