The Africa Week - 12/06/2026

This week: More foreign nationals flee South Africa as an unofficial deadline looms.  The vuvuzela is muted at the World Cup. Stark warning over the volcano that is Ebola. And the war in the Middle East puts the handbrake on handsets going to Africa.References/further reading: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq512vgyzl9ohttps://www.semafor.com/article/06/08/2026/fifa-bans-use-of-vuvuzelas-at-world-cuphttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/11/somali-referee-barred-from-world-cup-super-cup-final-uefa-omar-artanhttps://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/6/11/fifa-boss-tells-critics-to-relax-over-somali-referee-deportationhttps://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260611-we-re-sitting-on-a-volcano-warns-eu-commissioner-after-visit-to-ebola-hit-drchttps://www.semafor.com/article/06/08/2026/iran-war-disrupts-phone-shipments-to-africatopcastmedia.co.uk