Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

The National Briefing · Mar 27, 2026 · 10m

27 March 2026

1.    Cameroon – Yaoundé – WTO Ministerial Conference

The World Trade Organisation’s 166 members opened a key ministerial conference in Cameroon’s capital on Thursday, sharply divided over the future of the institution as geopolitical tensions, protectionism and the fallout from the Middle East war cast a shadow over global trade.

2.    Egypt- Cairo

Heavy rainfall struck several parts of Egypt on Wednesday, including Cairo and Giza, unfolding largely as predicted in weather forecasts issued the day before…