Trump Removes South Africa From the African Growth and Opportunity Act Trade Program
The decision is the latest measure taken against the country, which the administration has accused of discriminating against white people.
The decision is the latest measure taken against the country, which the administration has accused of discriminating against white people.
South African and Rwandan exporters are weighing potential job losses and squeezed margins after Washington decided to exclude them from the AGOA program, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, ending the countries' duty-free access to...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks to members of the press outside the West Wing of the White House on April 2, 2026. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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African lenders formally establish $5 billion energy bank Reuters
DAKAR, October 30 (IPS) - Senegal is welcoming athletes and visitors from across the globe as part of the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games , the first-ever Olympics in Africa. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) African...
The issue of Africans fighting and dying in Ukraine for the Russian army is a hot topic across the continent
Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects connected to a violent farm robbery
Vladimir Putin is looking to expanding Russia's influence in Africa, promising military support, investment and an alternative to the West. But Islamist insurgencies continue to spread in countries where Russian forces have replaced...
The rice disease bacterial leaf blight (for short: BB) is causing significant yield losses in Asia and Africa. It is triggered by the bacterium Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), which has many distinct regional strains on various continents.
South African police have approached the courts to stop planned marches by anti-illegal immigration groups in Durban
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South African economy 5% bigger after rebasing, moving further ahead of Nigeria Reuters
President Vladimir Putin hosts African leaders at a summit in Moscow. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.
Dissected: Newsweek takes a scalpel to Russian President Putin's recent remarks at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a series of major statements at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, addressing relations with Europe, global security and Russia's growing partnership with African nations....
The attack on Donovan Marx, 50, comes as right-wing groups say there is a genocide of white people - a claim widely discredited.
Their names were made public on October 27
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Russia’s influence has surged among young people across Africa in recent years, leaping over former colonial power France while still trailing China, a survey of African youths has found. Many young Africans now perceive Russia to be an...
Artists have captured a continental spirit of revolt
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For decades, China has supplied African militaries with small arms and land-based equipment such as armoured vehicles, trucks and artillery. Now, it is selling them more specialised weapons, including armed drones and electronic warfare...
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Nicaraguan national Kenis Lopez was sent to the Central African Republic despite "known risks to foreigners" in the country.
Russia in talks with four African states on large nuclear power plants, Rosatom says Reuters
The case, part of the "Farmgate" scandal, has left President Cyril Ramaphosa mired in an impeachment saga.
The theft came to light in 2022 after former intelligence chief Arthur Fraser alleged that Ramaphosa had concealed the robbery from the police and authorities.
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It's one of the most shocking images of political violence ever to be captured by a newsman's lens.
The Africa Cup of Nations will remain on a two-year cycle after the Confederation of African Football performed a U-turn on a decision taken last December.
When challenged to name the hottest place on Earth, sprawling desert environments like Death Valley or the African Sahara probably spring to mind. However, extreme heat nearly matching those examples can occur on five continents, and...
A man suspected of a gun attack in the Paris suburbs last week, killing one person and wounding seven including a child, has admitted to "targeting individuals who appeared to be Muslim, African, or North African," prosecutors said on...
Prosecutor Olivier Christen said suspect admitted that he chose the location because it was 'a hotbed for Islamists'.
He admitted targeting people who appeared Muslim, African or North African.
A man suspected of a gun attack in the Paris suburbs last week, killing one person and wounding seven including a child, has admitted to "targeting individuals who appeared to be Muslim, African, or North African,"...
As South Africans vote in local elections, residents tell the BBC they are tired of the poor quality of services they get. South Africans head to the polls for local government elections that will determine control of major cities and...
In South Africa, around 30 million people have registered to cast their votes across the country's nine provinces. The economy is at the forefront of the November 4 local elections. The spotlight is on Gauteng, a...
Failing public services, corruption and high crime rates have led to growing frustration among South African voters. That could lead to further losses for the ANC.
South Africans have begun voting in local elections that are seen as an evaluation of the party that led the country out of white minority rule
Uganda has been helping Somalia battle an insurgency led by the al-Shabab militant group since 2007. Covered by 5 outlets: 1 lean left, 4 are centre.
Kampala announced on Monday it had begun pulling its troops out of Somalia. Uganda was the first country to send deployments to help Mogadishu when the African Union set up an international military mission in 2007...
Uganda is withdrawing troops from Somalia, where they have been part of an African Union peacekeeping force
Ugandan troops first deployed to Somalia in 2007 as part of an international military coalition to battle Islamic insurgents. But the mission has faced mounting pressure since a US decision to withdraw funding.
Uganda says it has started withdrawing troops from Somalia Reuters
EXCLUSIVE: Disrupt Entertainment has acquired all North American distribution rights to North African superhero picture Atoman ahead of an international sales push for the film at the AFM. The Pennsylvania-based company is gearing up to...
While African leaders and Russian officials gather to discuss security, trade and political cooperation at the Africa-Russia summit, one sensitive issue is notably absent from the agenda: the recruitment of Africans to fight for Russia...
Relatives and friends wait by a fence topped with barbed-wire for the return of people who had previously crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, at Morocca's Bab Sebta border crossing on the outskirts of Fnideq on Aug. 2,...
Follow for live coverage of the Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony from Dakar, Senegal. It is a historic day for Africa and Senegal. Covered by 8 outlets: 1 lean left, 7 are centre.
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The head of the International Olympic Committee discusses the significance of Africa hosting the Youth Olympic Games.
More than 5,000 people have now died from an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to government data. More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not getting enough to eat and...
Deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Ebola outbreak have topped 5,000 as the country grapples with the relentless spread of the disease and cases are recorded in other African countries, the latest...
More than 28 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are not getting enough to eat and the number is expected to tick up in the coming months, according to the latest alert from the IPC global...
Some countries in Africa are currently facing Ebola outbreaks thanks to an illness called the Bundibugyo virus. Cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) beginning in May this year. Since...