Bloomberg Violent protests in South Africa linked to the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma have spread to the nation’s economic hub in Johannesburg with another major road shuttered. That follows the closure of a key trade route in the country’s KwaZulu-Natal Province after trucks were torched before the weekend. Parts of the N3 Toll Route, which links the port ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden’s administration doesn’t currently plan to send military assistance to Haiti despite a request by the government for US troops following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a senior administration official said. Moise’s assassination has further destabilised the already fragile political structure in Haiti, where gang violence, natural disasters and the coronavirus have all taken their toll ...

Bloomberg A late-night talk-show host and performer of the Balkan analog of gangster rap is itching to end the run of one of Europe’s longest-serving leaders in a Bulgarian election do-over. Stanislav Trifonov, a pop-folk singer known as “Slavi,” has been railing against inequality and corruption even before Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007. He’s tapping into discontent among ...