Business Agoa: US-Africa trade accord hangs in the balance Paris – The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), whose future is in doubt since Donald Trump returned to... Read more 12 Apr
World China lifts tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war escalates Beijing – China said Friday it would raise its tariffs on US goods to 125 percent in a further... Read more 11 Apr
Countries Sudan paramilitaries used women as sex slaves: Amnesty Cairo – Sudan’s paramilitary forces subjected women to sexual slavery and gang raped women and girls as part of... Read more 11 Apr
Countries 15 killed in Darfur camp as battle for last army-held city intensifies Khartoum – Shelling by Sudanese paramilitaries killed at least 15 civilians in a Darfur displaced persons’ camp Thursday, a medical... Read more 11 Apr
World US firm says it brought back extinct dire wolves Washington – They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively – they look like cute white... Read more 11 Apr
Countries Despite US tariffs pause, southern African economies under threat Johannesburg – Washington’s 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse... Read more 11 Apr
Countries Zimbabwe begins land reform payouts – Farmers get first cut of $311m Harare – The Government of Zimbabwe has commenced compensation payments to 740 white commercial farmers who were displaced during... Read more 10 Apr
Countries Almost 7.7 million in South Sudan face ‘crisis’ hunger levels: UN Juba – Almost 7.7 million people in South Sudan face crisis levels of hunger, the United Nations said Wednesday,... Read more 10 Apr
World Dominican Republic ends search for nightclub collapse survivors Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic rescue workers on Wednesday ended the search for survivors of a nightclub roof collapse... Read more 10 Apr
Countries Tanzania arrests top opposition figure Lissu after rally Dar es Salaam – High-profile Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu was arrested by police on Wednesday, his party said, after... Read more 10 Apr