South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced opposition leader John Steenhuisen of the Democratic Alliance would serve as the Minister of Agriculture as he unveiled his new government. Ramaphosa, 71, re-elected for a second full term, will lead what his humbled African National Congress calls a government of national unity after losing its outright majority in the May election. …

Following the G-20 summit held in India, I have been amused by the debate about whether or not Nigeria should be more than a guest again at the next G-20 meeting in Rio, Brazil. If South Africa is a member, why not Nigeria? How do you offer Africa’s largest economy only a complimentary ticket every time to such an important …