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Livestock farmer Joe Kroon turned to saffron in desperation when drought threatened his livelihood and, as this season’s harvest winds down, he is encouraged by the potential of a new entry into South Africa’s farming catalogue.”Every year that we’ve planted, it’s got better and better,” said Kroon, who started growing the world’s most expensive spice, …

New to South Africa, saffron holds promiseFri, 30 May 2025 11:08:51 GMT Read More »

Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan’s military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.For more than two years Africa’s third-largest country has been engulfed by a war between the army, led by the nation’s de facto …

Paramilitaries claim capture of key Sudan townsFri, 30 May 2025 04:37:47 GMT Read More »

From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York’s Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the “complexity” of the past and looking to the present. After a four-year renovation with a $70 million price tag, the reopening of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing comes amid heated debate …

New York’s Met museum sheds new light on African art collectionFri, 30 May 2025 04:25:46 GMT Read More »

Ex-president Joseph Kabila on Thursday made his first appearance since returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.Ending days of speculation over his return, Kabila’s appearance comes despite the former president facing the possibility of a …

Ex-leader Kabila back in DR Congo in M23-held cityThu, 29 May 2025 19:16:16 GMT Read More »

Since stepping aside for current President Felix Tshisekedi in 2019, Joseph Kabila has had the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government chasing his shadow despite years in self-imposed exile.Now back in the vast central African country after his departure in 2023, the return of the leader of 18 years has caused an unwanted headache for those …

Joseph Kabila, the shadowy ex-president back in the DR CongoThu, 29 May 2025 16:10:20 GMT Read More »

Ex-president Joseph Kabila was back in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday via Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.Putting an end to days of speculation over his return to the country, Kabila’s appearance comes despite the former president facing the possibility …

Ex-leader Kabila back in DR Congo via M23-held cityThu, 29 May 2025 16:01:58 GMT Read More »

Sidi Ould Tah is the first Mauritanian to become president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and will need all his international experience to tackle the challenges facing the institution.The 60-year-old economist was the last to declare his candidacy for the post and ran a whirlwind campaign during which he highlighted his 10 years as …

Sidi Ould Tah: Africa’s new ‘super banker’Thu, 29 May 2025 15:45:44 GMT Read More »

Mauritania’s former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was on Thursday elected to succeed Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and tackle the withdrawal of US financing from the institution.In 2015 Adesina took six rounds of voting to become Africa’s “super banker”, but Tah, 60, secured the prestigious post in only …

Mauritanian elected as Africa’s new ‘super banker’Thu, 29 May 2025 15:19:13 GMT Read More »

Ex-president Joseph Kabila was back in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday via Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.Kabila’s appearance comes despite the former president facing the possibility of a treason trial over his alleged support for the M23, which has …

Ex-leader Kabila back in DR Congo via M23-held cityThu, 29 May 2025 14:56:21 GMT Read More »

Mauritania’s former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was on Thursday heading the race to become Africa’s next “super banker”, succeeding Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina as head of the African Development Bank.Five candidates began the contest in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan but after two rounds of voting, Tah was out in front and close to securing …

Mauritanian candidate on track to become Africa’s next ‘super banker’Thu, 29 May 2025 12:52:33 GMT Read More »