Biden’s Military Spent Millions Fighting Climate in Africa, Inclusion, and Equity
WASHINGTON — There won’t be any medals given out for fighting the war on climate and today, one of those programs funded by the Department of Defense has been cut…
WASHINGTON — There won’t be any medals given out for fighting the war on climate and today, one of those programs funded by the Department of Defense has been cut…
BALTIMORE, Md. — A Maryland woman was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison on Tuesday for her role in a scheme to ship stolen luxury vehicles to West Africa.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…