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ANC says it needs to reform to regain support
12th December 2025 South Africa's African National Congress (ANC), the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a crisis over... →
US aid cuts disrupt life-saving treatment for starving children in Kenya
12th December 2025 Hellen Etiman, a Kenyan pastoralist, believed her severely malnourished son would soon recover after starting a course of life-saving specialised... →
M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks
12th December 2025 The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as... →
US Senate advances dozens more Trump nominees, including South Africa pick
12th December 2025 The US Senate on Thursday advanced the nominations of dozens of President Donald Trump's picks for government positions, voting along party lines... →
Somali defence minister rejects latest Trump insults
11th December 2025 Somalia's defence minister said Somalis would not accept being demeaned after US President Donald Trump again insulted people from the East African... →
US threatens cuts to South Sudan aid over humanitarian fees
11th December 2025 The United States threatened on Thursday to reduce its foreign assistance to South Sudan unless Juba lifts what it said were illicit fees on... →
South African business confidence index surges in November, mainly on tourism
11th December 2025 A barometer of South African business confidence surged in November, but the organisation that compiles the data cautioned against reading too much... →
Kenyan court suspends health pact with US to hear data privacy case
11th December 2025 A Kenyan court has suspended a health funding agreement the government signed with the United States on December 4, worth more than $1.6-billion,... →
US House committee approves Africa trade bill, no mention of South Africa exclusion for now
11th December 2025 A US House committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would renew for another three years Washington's preferential trade programme for Africa,... →
Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles
11th December 2025 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the eastern Congo town of Uvira, near the Burundian border, in the biggest escalation in months of the... →
South African rand weakens as traders weigh Fed decision, await local data
11th December 2025 The South African rand weakened on Thursday as traders assessed the US Federal Reserve's rate decision and awaited local data releases, including... →
US to host meeting of G20 officials without South Africa's participation, sources say
11th December 2025 The US will convene a meeting of officials from the Group of 20 major economies starting on Monday to kick off planning for next year, when it... →
US House committee to take up Africa trade bill, but South Africa risks exclusion
10th December 2025 A US House committee will on Wednesday consider a three-year extension to Washington's flagship trade initiative for Africa which lapsed in... →
Ghana's economy grew 5.5% in third quarter of 2025
10th December 2025 Ghana's economy expanded by 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, driven by an improvement in the agriculture and services sectors, the... →
Congo's top diplomat says sanctions needed to salvage Trump's peace push
10th December 2025 Republic of Congo's foreign minister has called on the US President Donald Trump's administration to expand targeted sanctions against Rwanda to... →
Kenya expects more IMF programme talks during January staff visit
10th December 2025 Kenya's central bank governor said on Wednesday that International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff were expected visit the country in January to continue... →
Egypt's inflation eases to 12.3% in November
10th December 2025 Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation slowed slightly to 12.3% in November after a month-on-month drop in food prices, statistics agency CAPMAS... →
USTR Greer says he's open to 'different treatment' of South Africa under trade initiative
10th December 2025 US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday said he is open to treating South Africa differently than other African countries if Washington... →
200 000 flee new advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo despite Trump peace deal
9th December 2025 Two hundred thousand people have fled their homes in eastern Congo in recent days, the United Nations (UN) said, as Rwanda-backed rebels march on a... →
Sudan's militia advances could trigger new refugee exodus, UNHCR chief warns
9th December 2025 Advances by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan could trigger another exodus across the country's borders, United Nations High... →
Tanzania deploys police and army to prevent Independence Day protests
9th December 2025 Police and soldiers deployed in force in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, on Tuesday to try to prevent protests called for by... →
South African consumer confidence improves on holiday season optimism
9th December 2025 South Africa's consumer confidence improved in the fourth quarter to hit its highest reading for 2025, helped by consumers’ appetite to spend into... →
ICC sentences Darfur Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years
9th December 2025 Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a Janjaweed militia leader convicted of committing atrocities in Sudan's Darfur... →
South African rand tracks subdued emerging market assets as Fed meeting nears
9th December 2025 The South African rand was muted in early trade on Tuesday, in line with most emerging market peers, as traders counted down to the US Federal... →
Nigeria's central bank licenses 82 exchange bureaus under new forex rules
9th December 2025 Nigeria’s central bank has granted final licenses to 82 exchange bureaus (BDCs) under revised guidelines, effective November 27, following a... →
Congo President Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of violating peace deal
8th December 2025 Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said in a speech to lawmakers on Monday that Rwanda is already violating its commitments under a peace deal... →
White supremacy notion threatens South Africa's sovereignty, president says
8th December 2025 Ideas of white racial superiority are a threat to South Africa's post-apartheid unity, its sovereignty and its diplomatic relations, President... →
Tanzania urges citizens to stay home ahead of expected independence day protests
8th December 2025 Tanzania’s prime minister urged people to stay at home on Tuesday, when activists have called for protests against the violent suppression of... →
Congo battles worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, UNICEF says
8th December 2025 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is battling its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years which has killed almost 2 000 people since January,... →
WHO says over 100 killed in attacks on Sudan kindergarten and hospital
8th December 2025 More than 100 people, including dozens of children, were killed in attacks on a kindergarten in Sudan that continued even as parents and caretakers... →
Benin president says coup bid thwarted, vows retribution
8th December 2025 Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nation's government and armed forces had thwarted a coup attempt by a group of... →
Many displaced in Mozambique as violence spreads and aid runs short, UN says
5th December 2025 More than 107 000 people have been displaced in Mozambique in the past fortnight by rising violence in the north of the country and some aid... →
Congo fighting flares within hours of Trump's peace deal ceremony
5th December 2025 Fighting raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, a day after US President Donald Trump hosted Congolese and Rwandan leaders in... →
Tunisia’s main union calls nationwide strike as president's crackdown escalates
5th December 2025 Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union on Friday called a nationwide strike for January 21, the first since President Kais Saied seized sweeping powers, to... →
South Africa vows not to bend to US pressure after G20 snub
4th December 2025 South Africa will not bow to US pressure to change its policies on race, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola said on... →
Botswana holds policy rate at first meeting under new governor
4th December 2025 Botswana's central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday, citing continued weakness in the diamond sector and its expectation that... →
Trump hosts Congo, Rwanda leaders in latest push for peace
4th December 2025 US President Donald Trump will bring leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda together in Washington on Thursday to sign new deals... →
Malaria deaths rose in 2024, funding cuts risk surge, WHO says
4th December 2025 Malaria killed around 610 000 people in 2024, mostly young children in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, warning... →
Rwanda hopes US-brokered accord will advance peace in eastern Congo
4th December 2025 Rwanda’s foreign minister said on Wednesday he hoped an accord set to be signed by US President Donald Trump and the presidents of Rwanda and... →
African Development Bank says it plans $1.78bn financing for Namibia
4th December 2025 The African Development Bank plans $1.78-billion of financing for Namibia over the next few years, backing projects in sectors such as transport,... →
Nigeria tightens cash withdrawal limits to curb money-laundering risk
3rd December 2025 Nigeria's central bank announced sweeping changes to its cash management policies on Tuesday, introducing stricter withdrawal limits and scrapping... →
