President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to sign a deal that the US leader has hailed as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground.Trump welcomed Paul Kagame, the longtime president of Rwanda, whose allies have taken a decisive edge on the ground …
South Africa responded Thursday to a US bar on its participation in G20 events under Washington’s presidency by saying it was a fully-fledged member of the forum and expected to be treated equally.The United States took over this month the presidency of the group of leading economies after largely boycotting South Africa’s tenure, including the …
US President Donald Trump on Thursday brings the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo together to endorse a deal that Trump has hailed as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground.Trump hopes the agreement will pave the way for the United States to gain access to critical minerals in …
South African authorities must do more to tackle a spate of “xenophobic” protests aimed at blocking access to clinics and hospitals to undocumented foreigners, a court ruled on Thursday.Members of a vigilante group known as Operation Dudula have for months protested at clinics in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, checking identity cards and refusing access to …
Under the shade of a large mango tree in her sandy courtyard in a village in northwest Senegal, Khady Sene rhythmically threads together reeds, the beginning of a new basket.She and nearly a dozen other women have gathered as they do many afternoons to weave in a style passed down from mother to daughter for …
South Africa’s biggest mobile operator Vodacom said Thursday it had agreed to take control of East Africa’s largest telecoms firm, Safaricom, in a deal worth $2.1 billion.The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, would extend Vodacom’s footprint across the continent and comes as Kenya’s cash-strapped government seeks to fill its coffers by offloading state …
South Africa said Thursday it was prepared to wait out next year’s G20 after being barred by the United States and did not expect other countries to lobby for its inclusion.The United States this month took over the year-long presidency of the group of leading economies after largely boycotting South Africa’s tenure, including the November …
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With a determined look on her weathered face, Safiatou Bah has made up her mind: she will leave her young children behind and migrate to Europe on a new and perilous ocean route from Guinea.Thousands of young Guineans have attempted to migrate via the Atlantic in recent years, a flow so severe that authorities in …
Atop one of Egypt’s Sinai mountains, near where the three Abrahamic faiths say God spoke with Moses, another unmistakable sound rings out: the incessant drilling of construction work. In the remote, rugged terrain of southern Sinai, Egypt has undertaken a vast megaproject aimed at drawing mass tourism to the once serene mountain town of Saint Catherine.Heritage …
US President Donald Trump on Thursday brings together the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo for what he will hail as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground.Trump hopes the agreement will pave the way for the United States to gain control over critical minerals in the eastern DRC, …
