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Trump names conservative media critic as US ambassador to South Africa
By: Reuters 27th March 2025 US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic Leo Brent Bozell III as US ambassador to South Africa, the president said on social... →
US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar, who is reportedly under house arrest
By: Reuters 27th March 2025 The United States on Thursday called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release his rival First Vice President Riek Machar who was reportedly... →
Lamola meets with Rasool after US expulsion, will present report to President 
By: Sashnee Moodley 24th March 2025 Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool has met with International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, following his expulsion from the US by US... →
Trump aid pull-back prompts talk, not action, from African leaders
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Leaders across Africa have said US President Donald Trump’s decision to abruptly end billions of dollars of aid to the continent is a wake up call... →
African economies reassess interest-rates path with eye on Trump
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Central banks in South Africa, Egypt and several other African nations will pronounce on interest rates over the course of the next month and stake... →
US says South African ambassador's remarks were 'unacceptable'
By: Reuters 18th March 2025 Remarks by South Africa's ambassador to the United States about President Donald Trump were "unacceptable," a State Department spokesperson told... →
Trump’s trade salvos test nerves of central bankers
By: Bloomberg 17th March 2025 An anxious sense of wait-and-see may emerge from central banks in the coming week, in their first collective assessment of how President Donald... →
US expels South Africa's ambassador, calling him 'race-baiting' Trump hater
By: Reuters 17th March 2025 The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates... →
