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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa travels to the United States next week to meet Donald Trump in a bid to rescue deteriorating relations with a vital and increasingly critical trade partner.Ramaphosa will need to work his skills as a negotiator when he sits down with Trump Wednesday — and an invitation for the US president …

Ramaphosa’s talks with Trump chance to reset tattered tiesFri, 16 May 2025 13:00:37 GMT Read More »

More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises — and the outlook is “bleak” for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a UN-backed report said Friday.It was the sixth consecutive annual increase in the number of people hit with “high levels” of acute food …

Global acute hunger hits new high, 2025 outlook ‘bleak’: UN-backed reportFri, 16 May 2025 11:20:36 GMT Read More »

Nantes forward Mostafa Mohamed said Friday his refusal to play a crucial game in his team’s battle against relegation on the final day of the Ligue 1 season, which will see all clubs mark the international day against homophobia, was motivated by religious convictions.”Certain deeply rooted values, linked to my origins and my faith, make …

Nantes’ Mohamed cites ‘origins and faith’ for skipping anti-homophobia matchFri, 16 May 2025 11:15:24 GMT Read More »

Gabon’s former leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was detained after being ousted in a 2023 coup, has been released and has arrived in Luanda with his family, Angola’s presidency said Friday.Bongo, whose family ruled Gabon for 55 years, had been under house arrest in the capital Libreville since being overthrown in August 2023. His wife and …

Gabon’s ousted leader and family ‘released’ and in Luanda: Angola presidencyFri, 16 May 2025 09:05:23 GMT Read More »

Chad’s former prime minister Succes Masra, a critic of the ruling authorities of the central African nation, was taken by force from his home early Friday, his party said.”Succes Masra was just abducted by military force today, May 16 at 5:56 am” from his home, which also serves as headquarters for his party, Les Transformateurs …

Chad’s former prime minister ‘abducted’ from home: partyFri, 16 May 2025 08:26:09 GMT Read More »

Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane are expected to beat Tanzanian rivals Simba in the two-leg CAF Confederation Cup final, but coach Mouin Chaabani wishes they were not the favourites.  “There are no winners in football before matches are played,” the 43-year-old Tunisian told reporters ahead of the first leg in Berkane on Saturday.”Simba have a proud …

Coach Chaabani wishes Berkane were not CAF Cup final favouritesFri, 16 May 2025 06:01:36 GMT Read More »

Rwanda’s biggest national park announced on Thursday it will be receiving 70 white rhinos from South Africa later this month, in the country’s largest such transfer ever.The animals, which can weigh up to two tonnes, are set to travel some 3,400 kilometres (2,100 miles) to their new home in Akagera National Park.”This event marks a …

70 South African white rhinos to be relocated to RwandaThu, 15 May 2025 17:58:45 GMT Read More »

Faced with the loudest calls yet for a return to civilian rule since the army took power in a coup, Mali’s junta has tightened its clampdown on criticism by dissolving political parties.After years of repression under the junta, the move has prompted fears that the unrest-plagued west African country’s military rulers wish to hold on …

Mali junta tightens screw as fears of long army rule growThu, 15 May 2025 17:48:03 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s premier agricultural fair showcased livestock, massive tractors and rows of pick-up trucks Thursday, a paradise for Afrikaner farmers who are divided over President Donald Trump’s claims of persecution. In trademark khaki shorts and caps, hundreds of farmers gathered at the annual Nampo show in Bothaville, some 220 kilometres (135 miles) south of Johannesburg, days …

At S.Africa’s top farm fair, Afrikaners are divided over TrumpThu, 15 May 2025 17:29:49 GMT Read More »

South Africa Rugby president Mark Alexander on Thursday hailed deceased former Springbok winger Cornal Hendricks as a “remarkable athlete”.The 37-year-old, who scored five tries in 12 Test appearances, died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.”We are deeply saddened by the passing of Cornal Hendricks, a remarkable athlete who represented his country in sevens and …

South African rugby mourns death of Cornal Hendricks at 37Thu, 15 May 2025 16:16:53 GMT Read More »