Angolan President Joao Lourenco praised security forces Friday for quelling unrest that claimed 30 lives over two days but rights groups accused them of killing “defenceless people”.Dozens of shops and warehouses in Luanda were looted and vehicles attacked on Monday and Tuesday when a strike against a fuel price hike descended into some of the …
Senegal’s prime minister unveiled an economic recovery plan for the highly indebted nation on Friday, focused on reviving its economy with a shift towards greater domestic funding.The west African country faces a deteriorating economy, marked by a 14-percent budget deficit and outstanding public debt that represents 119 percent of GDP, said Senegal Economy Minister Abdourahmane …
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South Africa will use the week-long delay in the US’s imposition of 30-percent tariffs to negotiate hard to avoid the penalty and save jobs, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday.South Africa is among nearly 70 countries facing President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on exports that were due to come into force on Friday but were delayed …
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As winter clouds gathered above South Africa’s prime wine-producing Robertson valley, the mood has been sombre ahead of new US tariffs of 30 percent due to come into force next week.Much of South Africa’s sparkling white wine, Cap Classique, comes from this area 150 kilometres (90 miles) east of Cape Town.The prized wine — produced …
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An investigative journalist, a former city official, a sociology student and a pastor have all joined the race to become Ivory Coast’s next president.As first-time candidates, they attract curiosity while out and about campaigning against President Alassane Ouattara, who is seeking a fourth term, as well as veteran opposition figures.With only three months to go …
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Hamissou Issiakou grumbled as he worked to strip bare his house, marked for demolition for illegally encroaching on the tip of green forest that’s keeping the expanding desert at bay from Niger’s capital.His is one of nearly 500 homes being bulldozed as the authorities in the arid desert country, which is particularly at risk from …
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After severe delays in stadium renovations, east Africa is finally ready to co-host the much-awaited African Nations Championship (CHAN), kicking off on Saturday.It is a historic moment for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, whose “Pamoja” — meaning “together” in Swahili — bid two years ago gave birth to the first Confederation of African Football (CAF) tournament …
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The crowd sat rapt as Senegalese master fortune-teller Adama Gackou entered a trance to predict what the future holds for the west African country.Dead silence reigned as Gackou, his face dimly lit up in the late-night shadows, foretold a tumultuous year of violent protest while swaying back and forth.Then the tension lifted as the young …
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The manufacture of iconic “made in the USA” cowboy boots is set to suffer from President Donald Trump’s 30 percent tariffs on South African exports due to come into force Friday.Texas’s most renowned makers of the southern US fashion staple source the ostrich leather they require exclusively from the small South African town of Oudtshoorn, …
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Two days of unrest and looting in Angola during a protest against a fuel price hike claimed the lives of 22 people, the government said Wednesday, as a tense calm returned to the capital.Violence erupted on Monday, the first day of a strike called by taxi drivers to protest the July 1 increase in fuel …
