South Africa & EU ink critical minerals pact, champion multilateralism/in /by
The deal comes as the EU races to diversify supply away from dominant sources and amid growing fears of disruptions.
Dutch court hears case against Eritrean human trafficker/in /by
Amanuel Walid, known as Tewelde Goitom, is accused of running a migration route to Europe via Libya.
Macron begins Africa tour with landmark Mauritius visit/in /by
French President Emmanuel Macron began a tour of Africa on Thursday with a visit to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius.
Midnight tastings mark Beaujolais Nouveau celebrations in France/in /by
France marked the release of Beaujolais Nouveau at midnight, drawing crowds to bars and celebrating a long-standing tradition around the young red wine.
China to upgrade Zambia’s Tazara Railway in $1.4bn deal/in /by
The two countries are due to sign documents to start the upgrade of the Tazara railway line linking Zambia's mines to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam.
Ramaphosa: ‘we will not be bullied’ as US skips G20/in /by
As Johannesburg gears up to host this weekend’s G20 summit of rich and developing nations, the US has once again said that it won’t participate and is putting pressure on South Africa not to issue at joint declaration at the end of the meeting.
Nnamdi Kanu sentenced to life in Nigeria over terror charges/in /by
Lawyers representing the convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu have rejected the ruling by the Nigerian court that sentenced him to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges.
Sudan military signals willingness to work with US and Saudi for peace/in /by
Sudan's Sovereign Council, led by army chief Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, announced on Wednesday its readiness to cooperate with the United States and Saudi Arabia to end the two-year-long conflict devastating the country.
Fire forces evacuation at COP30 climate talks in Brazil/in /by
A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference, and officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation.
France reconnects with Africa as Macron visits Mauritius/in /by
From Mauritius, Macron will travel on to South Africa for the G20 summit, before visiting Gabon and Angola — a trip that underscores Paris’s ambition to re-engage with Africa through diplomacy, business, and shared strategic goals