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Africa: Trump Blows Up Global Trade With Sweeping Tariffs Impacting 185 Countries
[This Day] President Donald Trump yesterday declared a 10 per cent baseline tax on imports from 185 countries and even higher tariff rates on dozens others, including Nigeria, on which he slammed a 14 per cent tariff regime.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:
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Trade union Solidarityβs myth of Afrikaner suppression exposed
The apartheid state used job reservation, quotas, selective procurement, import controls and industrial policy to advance working class Afrikaners
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Five Cash-in-Transit Robbers Killed in KwaZulu-Natal - South African News Briefs - April 3, 2025
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Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:South Africa: South Africa Has World Class Medical Researchers - They Can and Should Be Bailed Out
[GroundUp] Medical scientists at the University of Cape Town have been hit especially hard by funding cuts by the United States government.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump announces 30% reciprocal tariffs for South Africa
The United States president said 'some bad things' are happening in the country
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Budget scrapes through the National Assembly after DA revolt
The Democratic Alliance now plans to challenge the fiscal framework in court, further raising the tension around its future in the ruling coalition
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:USAid funding withdrawal threatens veterinary services in South Africa
This could reverse decades of progress in controlling epidemics and ensuring public health safety
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Niger's military leaders free ministers, but not ousted president
President Mohamed Bazoum has been under house arrest since the 2023 military takeover.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape after eight years in South African jail
Timothy Omotoso was accused of raping several of his congregants in a trial that gripped the country.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Africa: The Mastercard Foundation and Kifiya Financial Technology Honour Over 100 Graduates of SAFEE Program, Specializing in AI and Data Science
[Mastercard Foundation] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Last week, over 100 AI engineers and data scientists graduated from the Sustainable Access to Finance to Enable Entrepreneurship (SAFEE) program, a partnership between Kifiya Financial Technology and the Mastercard Foundation. This will directly support Ethiopia's transition toward uncollateralized digital lending, data-driven banking, and financial inclusion at scale.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Africa: Five Years of Impact: Youth and Partners Commemorate MOYESH Programme's Transformative Journey with icipe and the Mastercard Foundation
[Mastercard Foundation] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Over 300 young people, government representatives, entrepreneurs, key partners and stakeholders in the apiculture and sericulture value chains gathered in Addis Ababa on March 24 for a youth learning summit and to recognise the transformative impact of the More Young Entrepreneurs in Honey and Silk (MOYESH) programme, a partnership between the International Centre of...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:'Without sport I'd probably be a criminal' - Olympic champion Tebogo
Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo says he could have turned to a life of crime in Botswana had it not been for sport.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:South Africa: 'Omotoso's Acquittal Proves South Africa's Witch Hunt Against Foreign Preachers'
[Nyasa Times] Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has declared televangelist Timothy Omotoso's acquittal on 32 criminal charges as evidence of systemic persecution against foreign religious leaders in South Africa, intensifying his refusal to return for trial.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:West Africa: Ghana Unveils West Africa's Largest Floating Solar Project, Boosting Renewable Energy Ambitions
[RFI] Accra -- Ghana has launched West Africa's largest floating solar project, marking a significant step towards increasing its renewable energy capacity. The country aims to raise its share of renewable energy from the current 1% to 10% by 2030.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Civilians and MSF Teams Trapped By Violence in Walikale, DRC
[MSF] Escalating violence between armed groups the FARDC and the M23/AFC, and their respective allies, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, reached the city of Walikale on 19 March, trapping Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff at our base and at the local hospital.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Surge in South Sudan Fefugees Poses Challenge to Integration Plans - Mudavadi
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The country is experiencing a new wave of refugee arrivals from South Sudan as the crisis in the neighboring country worsens, with an estimated 20 refugees crossing the border daily.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Eritrea: The Struggle Is Long, and Victory Is Certain
[Shabait] Our guest today is Amanuel Biedemariam, an author and social media activist. His dream was to become a professional football player in Asmara, where he was born and raised, but he had to flee in the late 1970s due to the war, eventually settling in the United States. Now living in Washington, DC, Amanuel is a very active member of the Eritrean diaspora community. He is the author of The History of the USA in...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Ex-Shell boss tasked with cleaning up Nigeria's oil sector
President Tinubu restructures the NNPC, a company which has long struggled with corruption allegations.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Soundtrack of the struggle
Jazz and activism have long been intertwined, but how does the music speak today?
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Blaming the wrong girl for getting pregnant
Adolescent girls and young women are blamed and shamed for falling pregnant, which affects how they are treated, the support they get, and the health services they reive
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Understanding Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists In South Africa
In South Africa, you can only call yourself a dietitian or nutritionist if you are registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) under the Professional Board for Dietetics and Nutrition (DNB). The HPCSA is a statutory body established in terms of the Health Professions Act,56 of 1974. This Act provides for the [β¦]
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:South Africa: 'State Failed to Prove Case' as Nigerian Pastor, South African Co-Accused Walk Free on 30 Rape Charges
[allAfrica] Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho have been found not guilty on all charges. The verdict comes eight years after the accused were arrested - Omotoso was in custody for the duration of the trial, while Sulani and Sitho were out on bail.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Geopolitical shifts are affecting higher education on the continent
Universities in Africa need to secure funding for students and build new research collaborations while not excluding our US partners
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Uganda: Uganda Launches Largest Malaria Vaccine Introduction to Date
[GAVI] Apac -- Today, Uganda's Ministry of Health, with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and Alliance partners, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), PATH and CHAI rolled out a malaria vaccination campaign in Apac District, northern Uganda. This makes Uganda the 19th country in Africa to introduce the malaria vaccine into routine immunisation, and it is the largest malaria vaccine roll-out to date...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Mutsvangwa Says Recent Demotion of Army Commander Meant to Weaken Chiwenga
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has confirmed widely held assumptions that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent 'redeployment' of army commander Anselem Sanyatwe was meant to neutralise his deputy Constantino Chiwenga's influence in the military.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Africa: USAID Funding Freeze Puts Millions of Women at Risk
[allAfrica] Women and girls will suffer devastating consequences from the USAID funding freeze
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Ramaphosa wants the DA to remain in the coalition
But the presidency said on Wednesday the crunch vote on the fiscal framework was a test of the partyβs commitment to the GNU
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Cold reality of mooted Swift bans for Israeli and South African banks
Any attempt to prohibit access to the secure financial messaging network could backfire
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Death sentence overturned for three Americans over DR Congo coup attempt
The Americans are among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Fresh Airstrike Targets Isis in Puntland State of Somalia
[Shabelle] The Federal Government of Somalia, in collaboration with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), has successfully executed an airstrike against ISIS militants.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Still No Compensation for Victims of George Building Collapse
[GroundUp] Dysfunction at the Compensation Commission means some victims may never receive payment
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Namibia: Namibian Prisons House Over 400 Foreign Inmates
[New Era] There are 443 foreign inmates serving sentences in Namibian correctional facilities countrywide, while 12 are awaiting trial.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Public Backlash Over Alleged Assault By Beauty Queen
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Miss Kindness Wilson, the second runner-up in the Miss Liberia beauty pageant, is under legal scrutiny and facing public backlash after assaulting a student, Juah Cassell, from the Stella Maris University.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Civil War - What's Behind the Amhara Rebellion?
[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region.
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source:Liberia: House Summons Police IG Over Traffic Citation To Lawmaker
[Liberian Observer] The House of Representatives has summoned the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police (LNP) over a traffic citation issued to one of its members, Rep. Anthony F. Williams of Electoral District #2, Maryland County. The legislative summons, detailed in an official letter from the Chief Clerk, accuses police officers of exhibiting a "disrespectful posture" during their encounter with the...
Published on: April 02, 2025 | Source: