Bloomberg Leaders of the ruling African National Congress are debating whether South African Deputy President David Mabuza is medically fit to remain in office, the Johannesburg-based Sunday Times reported. The party’s National Working Committee discussed Mabuza’s prolonged absence once he returned to South Africa following treatment in Russia for an unspecified ailment, the newspaper reported.

Bloomberg USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the first ship permanently assigned to Africa, arrived in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos as part the US government’s support to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. “Ship visits like this one clearly demonstrate the US’s continued dedication to our partners in the Gulf of Guinea as they strive for security of their ...

Bloomberg The $550 billion infrastructure bill cleared a procedural hurdle in the US Senate as members began working through proposed amendments in one last drive to finalise the White House-backed public works plan. The 67-27 vote to end debate on the bipartisan compromise measure puts the legislation on track to pass as soon as this weekend after weeks of negotiations ...