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Refugee Camp: U.S. to prioritize White South Africans

Andrew Mbeki August 17, 2025

USA Just three months after the first group of White South Africans arrived in the United States under a special refugee program, the Trump administration is now preparing to cap total refugee admissions at around 40,000 for 2026, according to Reuters. Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition

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Portugal summons Guinea-Bissau envoy over tensed election

Andrew Mbeki August 17, 2025

Guinea-Bissau Lisbon is pushing back after Guinea-Bissau abruptly expelled reporting teams from Portugal’s state news agency Lusa and two African units of public broadcaster RTP. The move comes amid rising political tensions in Guinea-Bissau ahead of its delayed presidential and legislative elections, now scheduled for November 23. Portugal’s Foreign Ministry said it has

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South Africa moves to fix poverty, inequality

Andrew Mbeki August 17, 2025

South Africa South Africa has launched a sweeping national dialogue to confront the country’s biggest challenges, including poverty, inequality, corruption, and an unemployment rate above 30 percent. The two-day convention in Pretoria marks the start of what President Cyril Ramaphosa calls a soul-searching process involving civic groups, political parties, and ordinary

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South African court blocks oil firm offshore exploration

Andrew Mbeki August 15, 2025

South Africa A setback for French energy giant TotalEnergies after a South African court on Wednesday blocked its offshore oil exploration project off the Cape coast. The judge effectively annulled the environmental authorisations granted to the company and its joint venture partner, Shell, to exploit an offshore area of approximately 10,000 km². He found that […]

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Cocoa farming boosts livelihood, wildlife in Cameroon

Andrew Mbeki August 12, 2025

Cameroon In the heart of Cameroon’s cacao country, Indigenous Baka communities are proving that sustainable farming can protect both livelihoods and wildlife.   Local Indigenous farmers depend on the rainforest for income from cocoa cultivation, but also for food and medicine.  “We live with the forest and the forest lives with us. And now we live […]

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AfDB to push $500 million to construct new airport in Ethiopia

Andrew Mbeki August 12, 2025

Ethiopia The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Monday has agreed to contribute 500 million dollars to help develop a new mega airport in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Commercial Officer Lemma Yadecha and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina have signed an agreement appointing the AfDB as Mandated Lead Arranger. The bank will lead efforts to raise […]

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Ouattara’s fourth term bid met with resistant protest

Andrew Mbeki August 10, 2025

Ivory Coast Thousands of Ivorians took to the streets in Abidjan, the capital of the West African nation, to protest against the exclusion of opposition leaders from the upcoming presidential election. Ivory Coast, the biggest economy of francophone West Africa, is due to hold a presidential vote in October. Earlier this year four main opposition […]

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Man who killed two black women in South Africa walks home free

Andrew Mbeki August 8, 2025

South Africa South Africa’s state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and feeding their bodies to pigs. Adrian de Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were killed while allegedly looking for food on […]

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Sudan, Egypt to strenghten ties

Andrew Mbeki August 8, 2025

Egypt Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib Idris on Thursday. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi received the visiting Sudan official, who spoke on Thursday at a joint briefing with Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly. Madbouly expressed “complete rejection of the

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Zambia says mining area hit by acid spill safe from contamination

Andrew Mbeki August 7, 2025

Zambia Zambia’s government spokesman Cornelius Mweetwa pushed back against claims of contamination by the US embassy, telling a press conference Thursday that teams had cleaned up the affected area using lime to reduce acidity levels. It followed a US embassy alert Wednesday which warned of ‘hazardous and carcinogenic substances’ in Chambisi, an area in