International News
World Bank warns of deepening poverty in conflict-hit economies
By: Darren Parker 27th June 2025 Conflict and instability are taking a toll on 39 affected economies, driving extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, worsening acute hunger, and... →
Prabowo set to attend Brics Summit after Indonesia joins Bloc
By: Bloomberg 27th June 2025 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to attend the Brics summit next month in Brazil, marking his first meeting with the bloc since the... →
US envoy plays down Africa tariff, visa concerns, reaffirms Lobito rail commitment
By: Reuters 27th June 2025 The top US diplomat for Africa on Tuesday dismissed allegations of unfair US trade practices and said that funding delays would not derail a key... →
China tells Brazil Xi Jinping will miss Brics Summit in Rio
By: Bloomberg 25th June 2025 Brazil was told by the Chinese government that President Xi Jinping will miss the summit of Brics leaders that will take place in Rio de Janeiro... →
Africa on a shoestring: Ukraine seeks allies with aid and embassies
By: Reuters 25th June 2025 On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia.... →
Central banks eye gold, euro and yuan as dollar dominance wanes
By: Reuters 24th June 2025 The custodians of trillions of dollars of global central bank reserves are eyeing a move away from the greenback into gold, the euro and China's... →
PIC, BII sign MoU to collaborate across Africa
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 23rd June 2025 Asset manager the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) and UK’s development finance institution and impact investor British International Investment... →
SA condemns US military attacks on Iran, calls for dialogue to end conflict 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd June 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged dialogue to end the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, with the hope that US President Donald Trump will use his... →
