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Africa News Live Updates: Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe spreads to eight districts; continent's food import bill explodes
Welcome to our continuous live coverage bringing you the latest from across Africa. Stay informed with real-time updates, ...
ArcelorMittal South Africa says little progress made to avert plant closure
Talks with the South African government have so far yielded little progress to avert the closure of loss-making long steel ...
South Africa Aims to Forge G-20 Accord Despite Ongoing US Enmity
South Africa expressed confidence that it can get finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 nations ...
U.S. aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact
South Africa's government has estimated that universities and science councils could lose about $107 million in U.S. research ...
Cuts in western aid deadlier for Africa than Covid, Wellcome warns
International aid cuts by rich nations threaten to be deadlier than the Covid-19 pandemic in poorer regions such as Africa, ...
Ex-Nigerian President, Who Led Africa's Most Populated Nation Twice, Dies At 82
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who led the country twice as a military head of state and a democratic president, ...
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Trump administration has floated deporting third-country nationals to Africa. Here’s what we know
South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it’s in talk with the administration of ...
‘Peacemaker’ Trump can end Africa’s biggest war, former White House advisor says
President Trump is positioned to end Sudan's civil war after brokering peace between Congo and Rwanda, according to an expert ...
Pioneering new finance models in Africa towards a 'greener' future
Promoting sustainable development is key to securing Africa's future, and “green financing” plays a vital role in driving ...
Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excluded Africa’s big players
The White House hosted an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of more ...
G-20 Agenda Eclipsed as Bessent Skips South Africa Meeting Again
For the second time this year, the world’s most powerful finance ministers gather in South Africa without the presence of the ...