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South Africa will use the week-long delay in the US’s imposition of 30-percent tariffs to negotiate hard to avoid the penalty and save jobs, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday.South Africa is among nearly 70 countries facing President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on exports that were due to come into force on Friday but were delayed …

S.Africa negotiating hard with US over tariffs: presidentFri, 01 Aug 2025 08:41:33 GMT Read More »

As winter clouds gathered above South Africa’s prime wine-producing Robertson valley, the mood has been sombre ahead of new US tariffs of 30 percent due to come into force next week.Much of South Africa’s sparkling white wine, Cap Classique, comes from this area 150 kilometres (90 miles) east of Cape Town.The prized wine — produced …

S.African farmers on the frontline of US tariff hikesFri, 01 Aug 2025 07:31:26 GMT Read More »

An investigative journalist, a former city official, a sociology student and a pastor have all joined the race to become Ivory Coast’s next president.As first-time candidates, they attract curiosity while out and about campaigning against President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a fourth term, as well as veteran opposition figures.With only three months to go …

Political newcomers in the race to rule Ivory CoastFri, 01 Aug 2025 05:28:07 GMT Read More »

Hamissou Issiakou grumbled as he worked to strip bare his house, marked for demolition for illegally encroaching on the tip of green forest that’s keeping the expanding desert at bay from Niger’s capital.His is one of nearly 500 homes being bulldozed as the authorities in the arid desert country, which is particularly at risk from …

House razings to save Niger capital’s forest shield dismay localsFri, 01 Aug 2025 05:22:44 GMT Read More »

After severe delays in stadium renovations, east Africa is finally ready to co-host the much-awaited African Nations Championship (CHAN), kicking off on Saturday.It is a historic moment for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, whose “Pamoja” — meaning “together” in Swahili — bid two years ago gave birth to the first Confederation of African Football (CAF) tournament …

After stadium delays, African Nations Championship kicks offFri, 01 Aug 2025 01:58:40 GMT Read More »

The crowd sat rapt as Senegalese master fortune-teller Adama Gackou entered a trance to predict what the future holds for the west African country.Dead silence reigned as Gackou, his face dimly lit up in the late-night shadows, foretold a tumultuous year of violent protest while swaying back and forth.Then the tension lifted as the young …

Senegal’s mystics hold sway as audience clamours for future cluesThu, 31 Jul 2025 06:29:27 GMT Read More »

The manufacture of iconic “made in the USA” cowboy boots is set to suffer from President Donald Trump’s 30 percent tariffs on South African exports due to come into force Friday.Texas’s most renowned makers of the southern US fashion staple source the ostrich leather they require exclusively from the small South African town of Oudtshoorn, …

Trump tariffs a stone in the shoe of ‘made in USA’ cowboy bootsThu, 31 Jul 2025 06:25:21 GMT Read More »

Two days of unrest and looting in Angola during a protest against a fuel price hike claimed the lives of 22 people, the government said Wednesday, as a tense calm returned to the capital.Violence erupted on Monday, the first day of a strike called by taxi drivers to protest the July 1 increase in fuel …

22 killed in Angola fuel hike unrestWed, 30 Jul 2025 17:53:45 GMT Read More »

Mauritian Kim Le Court became the first African to win a stage on the women’s Tour de France on Wednesday.It was a case of double celebration for the 29-year-old who took the fifth stage honours in a sprint to reclaim the leader’s yellow jersey.Le Court edged Dutch duo Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen …

Le Court makes history for Africa at women’s Tour de FranceWed, 30 Jul 2025 16:22:17 GMT Read More »

France’s government on Wednesday discussed a bill designed to speed up the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin, officials said.If approved, the law would make it easier for the country to return cultural goods in France’s national collection “originating from states that, due to illicit appropriation, were deprived …

French govt prepares new law to return colonial-era artWed, 30 Jul 2025 13:33:22 GMT Read More »