South Africa accused of providing weapons to Russia
The American ambassador said arms were loaded onto a Russian vessel in December.
The US Ambassador to South Africa has accused his host of providing ammunition to Russia through a Russian ship that docked at a naval base in Cape Town last December, according to local media.
The United Nations has held an emergency session regarding the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
We hear from South Africa鈥檚 Kirsten Neuschaefer, who recently made sailing history becoming the first woman to win the Golden Globe Race.
And Rastafarians in Sierra Leone are honouring the anniversary of Bob Marley with the launch of a new factory which uses clean energy.
(Photo: South-Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) at the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit. Credit: Sergei Chirikov via Getty Images).
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