Africa.Table – Edition 296

Rising oil prices weigh on South Africa + RWTH Aachen University and University of Pretoria launch research initiative

• Talk of the Town: Rising oil prices put pressure on South Africa
• Energy transition: RWTH Aachen University and the University of Pretoria launch joint research initiative
• Ethiopia: Plans for additional Nile dams stir discontent in Egypt
• DR Congo: Army moves to disarm FDLR militia
• Executive Moves: Boualem Sansal to Serve as Patron of the 2026 Berlin International Literature Festival
• Must Reads: Rwanda threatens to withdraw troops from Mozambique following US sanctions
• Documents: MSF report on sexual violence in Darfur
• Opinion: The persistent silence surrounding the suffering of women and girls in Sudan
• Dessert: “The History of Namibia – From German Colony to the Present Day”