Sahel region alliances redrawn after break with France
Abidjan – French President Emmanuel Macron has announced billions of dollars of investment for Africa at a summit in... Read more
13 May
South African lab to produce new HIV treatment in Africa: Unitaid
Nairobi – A South African laboratory will produce a generic version of a new HIV treatment, in a major... Read more
13 May
Macron announces 23 bn euros of investment at Africa summit
Nairobi – French President Emmanuel Macron announced 23 billion euros ($27 billion) of investment for Africa during a major... Read more
12 May
Ramaphosa seeks to reassure Africa amid surge of anti‑foreigner protests
Johannesburg – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that “opportunists” had orchestrated anti-immigrant attacks on foreigners as... Read more
12 May
France’s Macron defends Europe in Africa
Nairobi – French President Emmanuel Macron, in Nairobi for a two-day economic summit, has defended European involvement in Africa,... Read more
11 May
South African‑born Nathan Kirsh now Africa’s third‑richest
Cape Town – South African-born billionaire Nathan Kirsh has overtaken Johann Rupert as the wealthiest South African-born businessman after... Read more
8 May
South Africa denies xenophobia, urges Africa to tackle root causes
Johannesburg – South Africa hit back on Wednesday against charges of xenophobia after protests against undocumented migrants and said... Read more
7 May
Ramaphosa demands concrete reparations for Africa’s colonial past
Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for concrete reparations to address the lasting impact of colonialism and slavery... Read more
4 May
WATCH | ‘We must never trample African fellowship’ — Ramaphosa condemns xenophobia
Mangaung – President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his Freedom Day speech in Mangaung to condemn recent xenophobic incidents in... Read more
27 Apr
Africa faces 86 mn tonne fuel shortfall by 2040: report
Nairobi – The Iran war has exposed Africa’s vulnerability to fuel chokepoints and is heading for an 86 million... Read more
24 Apr
