Fri 04 April 2025: The move deals a harsh blow to the small, impoverished state, which Trump mocked as a place ‘nobody has heard of’. The Trump administration has imposed a steep 50 percent tariff on Lesotho, a small, impoverished African nation of two million people – the highest tariff levied on any country. The […]
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Fri 04 April 2025: Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have agreed to form a joint armed force to combat terrorist groups in the region, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop announced on Thursday. The three countries are in the process of forming a joint force to fight terrorism in the region, Diop said at a news […]
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Thu 03 April 2025: A two-day Global AI Summit on Africa began Thursday in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. Rwandan President Paul Kagame welcomed leading figures on the continent, including Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and Musalia Mudavadi, Kenya’s -prime cabinet secretary. Kagame said artificial intelligence (AI) […]
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Thu 03 April 2025: Improved collaboration between stakeholders, among others, has led to the increased deportation of illegal immigrants in the 2024/25 financial year that ended on 31 March 2025, the Department of Home Affairs said. “The Department of Home Affairs increased the number of illegal immigrants it deported to 46 898 in the 2024/25 […]
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Thu 03 April 2025: The father-in-law of presidential daughter Tiffany Trump has been appointed senior advisor for Africa amid talks of a mineral deal between the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the State Department announced Tuesday. Besides this new role, Massad Boulos remains the senior advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump on Arab […]
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Wed 02 April 2025: As the National Assembly gathers for a high-stakes vote on South Africa’s 2025 budget, tensions within the Government of National Unity (GNU) have reached boiling point. The controversial budget vote, which could determine the fate of the coalition government, has become a flashpoint for political divisions and the future of service […]
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Wed 02 April 2025: Activists allege that authorities have deliberately dragged their feet over prosecutions of individuals believed to have taken part in the war The South African government is facing mounting criticism from anti-war campaigners over its failure to prosecute nationals who have fought for the Israeli army in Gaza. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign in South Africa […]
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Tue 01 April 2025: Activists allege that authorities have deliberately dragged their feet over prosecutions of individuals believed to have taken part in the war The South African government is facing mounting criticism from anti-war campaigners over its failure to prosecute nationals who have fought for the Israeli army in Gaza. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign in South Africa […]
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Mon 31 March 2025: The Department of Small Business Development has unveiled a digital platform to support spaza shops and other food-handling facilities as well as combat illegal businesses. The new digital platforms went live on Friday, 28 March 2025, following the announcement by Small Business Development Minister, Stella Ndabeni. DSBD Connect is a digital […]
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Sun 30 March 2025: Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said Saturday that “the joy of victory will not be complete until the rebellion is eliminated from every last part of the country.” His remarks came in a pre-recorded Eid al-Fitr address, aired by Sudan’s state television, according to an Anadolu correspondent. “There […]
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