How South Africa's rival parties 'found each other' in a last-ditch deal that saved a president

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's main political rivals are now partners in government after they came together in a last-minute coalition deal that ensured President Cyril Ramaphosa was dramatically reelected with cross-party support, and a struggling country was given a boost. ...

South Africa's President Ramaphosa is reelected for second term after a dramatic late coalition deal

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was reelected by lawmakers for a second term on Friday, after his party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with a former political foe just hours before the vote. Ramaphosa, the leader of the African National...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is reelected by lawmakers for a second term after a late coalition deal

South Africa's second biggest party says it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing his reelection

South Africa's ANC says it has broad agreement with main opposition, others on coalition government

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s African National Congress party said Thursday that it has a broad agreement with the main opposition and other parties to form a coalition government and end a political deadlock after the ANC lost its 30-year majority in an election two weeks ago....

What we know ahead of Friday's deadline for South Africa to form a coalition and elect a president

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's Parliament is due to elect a president on Friday and major political parties are still working out the last details of a coalition agreement that might or might not see Cyril Ramaphosa return for a second term as leader of Africa's most industrialized...

South Africa's IFP party says it will join a unity government, a step toward ending deadlock

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The leader of South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party said Wednesday it will join a proposed government of national unity, a step toward ending the country's political deadlock after the long-ruling African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority in last...

South African political party led by Zuma seeks to halt parliament election of country's president

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has filed legal papers seeking to halt the first sitting of Parliament scheduled for Friday to elect the country's president. Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party has said none of its...

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

May 31 - June6, 2024 Veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada converged with more than two dozen heads of state and countless others on the beaches of Normandy, France to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. In soccer, Real Madrid won the Champions League, its...

South African opposition parties holding crunch talks on the ANC's unity plan. But deep rifts remain

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African opposition parties were meeting Friday and will continue crunch talks into next week to consider the ruling African National Congress' offer to become part of a government of national unity. ANC failed to secure a majority in last week's highly...