By Felix Njini JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. must boost commercial ties with African countries to curb reliance on China for supplies of critical minerals, a Washington-based think tank said …
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By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Wednesday urged South Africa to step up its battle against corruption, saying that work could help boost job …
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Nicaragua has filed an application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to join South Africa in its genocide case against Israel, the ICJ, also known as …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Germany’s Bayer will contract a third party to distribute its pharmaceutical products in four African markets including Kenya, it said, adding that the impact on jobs will …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Chevron is sending cargoes of Kazakhstan’s CPC Blend oil to Asia around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope rather than via the Red Sea to avoid the risk …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Thursday with South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor about the war in Gaza, a day ahead …
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By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Security challenges in West Africa following the coup in Niger last year will be among key topics U.S. Secretary of State …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – A recent crackdown on migrant smuggling and human trafficking throughout the Americas turned up migrants from 69 countries, an indicator of the steep growth in …
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By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – The EU should join forces with African countries to reform the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) subsidy rules as a way to counter Chinese market …
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By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The East African Community trade bloc admitted Somalia as its eighth member on Friday, a move Somali authorities and businesses hope will boost the …
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VIJAY JAYARAJ: Africa Doesn’t Need Western Elites’ Meaningless Climate Policies Vijay Jayaraj on November 4, 2023 African priorities differ from those of Europe and North America. Among the Dark Continent’s …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African private sector activity held steady in September as firms scaled back output somewhat due to rolling power cuts and cost pressures but took on more …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s producer inflation quickened to 4.3% year on year in August from 2.7% in July, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. On a month-on-month basis, the …
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By Libby George and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – When Gabon’s General Brice Oligui Nguema ousted his distant cousin last month, he became the eighth military leader who has taken …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa will host a U.S.-Africa trade summit in November despite an earlier call by U.S. lawmakers for the event to be moved over what they said …
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(Reuters) – The United States and Saudi Arabia are in talks to secure metals in Africa needed to help them with their energy transitions, the Wall Street Journal reported on …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Treasury said it will implement a number of cost-cutting measures to rein in government spending, including a hiring freeze, after a shortfall in revenue …
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By Kopano Gumbi and Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath praised South Africa’s central bank for being proactive in raising …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s producer inflation slowed to 2.7% year on year in July from 4.8% in June, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. On a month-on-month basis, the …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa and the U.S. separately on Monday noted observers’ concerns with last week’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe and called for peace, after the opposition …
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By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the …
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FRACOIS BAIRD: The Niger Coup Could Produce A Domino Effect Across West Africa Francois Baird on August 10, 2023 Niger’s recent coup threatens West Africa’s stability and American and French …
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By Dan Peleschuk and Anna Dabrowska KYIV (Reuters) – Saudi-hosted talks last weekend were a “breakthrough” for Kyiv that showed it is possible to rally global support around the 10-point …
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(Reuters) – Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is ready to increase its presence in Africa, its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin told an African news outlet in an audio interview published online earlier …
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BRYAN DEAN WRIGHT: The Democrats Want America To Be More Like South Africa. That’s A Terrible Idea Bryan Dean Wright on July 15, 2023 On Sunday, the White House Press …