South Africa-EU Summit focuses on trade, ties amid Trump effect/in /by
Senior European Union officials were in South Africa for a summit Thursday with President Cyril Ramaphosa that centers on bolstering trade and diplomatic ties as both feel the impact of the Trump administration's confrontational foreign policy.
UN Forum calls for urgent reform to tackle global development crisis/in /by
At the UN’s Development Cooperation Forum in New York, world leaders have been calling for urgent reforms to the global development system
Patrick Dorgu, says he’s settling in to life at Manchester United/in /by
He says that coach Ruben Amorim’s attacking style of play and the use of wing-backs are what attracted him to the team.
Ethiopia’s Tigray regional government appeals for help after factional fighters seize key towns/in /by
The TPLF fought a brutal two-year war against federal forces which ended in November 2022 with the signing of a peace agreement and the formation of a TPLF-led interim government.
Learning activities resume in Gaza despite schools lying in ruins/in /by
For 15 months, Gaza’s children were barred from schooling as schools in the Palestinian enclave were either destroyed or turned into shelters for displaced families.
Nigeriens frustrated by ongoing fuel shortage/in /by
For almost a week, Niger's service stations have been short of enough premium fuel to meet local demand.
US aid cuts hit Ethiopia’s fragile Tigray region/in /by
Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the U.S. Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid.
Emotion and power of sport on Day 4 of Special Olympics World Games in Turin/in /by
South African figure skater, Tyrell Sykes, is taking part for the second time and is happy to be back in action.
New budget battle looms in South Africa as parties reject VAT increase/in /by
Divisions over elements of the budget means the finance minister will need support from a range of political parties to get the revamped version approved.
Mediator Angola, says DRC and M23 rebels to hold direct peace talks/in /by
The Angolan presidency says the two sides will meet on 18 March in Luanda.