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US President Donald Trump at the signing ceremony with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President FelixTshisekedi in Washington. Photo: AP
Africa

Trump praises African leaders, who sign his deal as fighting continues

‘Historic’ agreement aims to end conflict in eastern DR Congo and unlock access to the region’s critical mineral reserves for the US.

Africa

Kenya inquiry denounces ‘disturbing sexual misconduct’ at UK army base

China manufacturing

Factory of factories: China’s manufacturers join wave of overseas expansions

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Donald Trump

US wipes South Africa’s G20 website clean for 2026 Trump summit

The US presidency of the G20 begins with the first-ever exclusion of a member nation.

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US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP
Africa

African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations

The economic cost of colonialism in Africa is believed to be staggering, with some estimates putting the cost of plunder in the trillions.

South Africa

Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit

South Africa’s president labels Donald Trump’s repeated claims about his country as ‘misinformation’.

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United States

Congo and Rwanda presidents to meet in US to sign peace deal

The Congolese government says its signing is conditional on Rwanda’s withdrawal of support for the M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the foreign ministers of Congo and Rwanda in the Oval Office of the White House in June to end the conflict between the two African countries. Photo: EPA
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the foreign ministers of Congo and Rwanda in the Oval Office of the White House in June to end the conflict between the two African countries. Photo: EPA
South Africa

Zuma’s daughter quits South African parliament amid Russian mercenary scandal

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is under investigation for allegedly recruiting South Africans for Russian mercenary roles in Ukraine.

Africa

President leaves Guinea-Bissau as general takes power after coup

General Horta N’Tam installed as the head of the military government in the latest coup to dog the West African nation.

Africa

Nigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappings

Hundreds of people, mostly children, have been abducted in a week.

Students load bags into a vehicle outside the Federal Government Girls College in Bwari on Saturday. Nigeria’s education ministry ordered 47 boarding secondary schools across the country be shut after a mass kidnapping earlier in the week. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Trump barring South Africa from next year’s G20 summit in Miami

South Africa denounces US president’s G20 ban as punitive as relations between the two nations sour.

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A protester wears a Trump mask, as Oxfam activists demanding the taxing of the super-rich in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, the opening day of the G20 leaders’ summit. Photo: Reuters
A protester wears a Trump mask, as Oxfam activists demanding the taxing of the super-rich in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday, the opening day of the G20 leaders’ summit. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Army officers say they have seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo ‘deposed’ as army officers say they are in charge of the West African country until further notice.

China trade

Explainer | How some Chinese exporters benefit from US dollar-backed stablecoins

From navigating trade restrictions to overcoming regulatory barriers, more traders are embracing the digital asset – but not without risks.

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Alibaba

Alibaba’s Cainiao expands service in Africa as demand for Chinese goods surges

The logistics arm of Alibaba is rolling out its small-parcel service in more parts of Africa to tap growing demand for made-in-China goods.

Cainaio is expanding in Africa to tap surging demand for made-in-China goods. Photo: Alibaba
Africa

Dozens kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria escape captors

Hundreds of children and staff remain held by gunmen amid a spate of school attacks in the West African country.

A classroom at St Mary’s school, where gunmen abducted more than 300 students and staff. Photo: AFP
A classroom at St Mary’s school, where gunmen abducted more than 300 students and staff. Photo: AFP
Ukraine war

South Africa police investigate claims Zuma’s daughter in Russia recruit scheme

Men were lured with job promises, but were allegedly handed to a Russian mercenary group for Ukraine war effort.

Africa

Africa attracts smaller EU nations scrambling for influence

Estonia and Finland are among those seeking to boost their presence on the continent, revamping diplomatic and trade ties over the past five years.

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Africa

315 kidnapped in Nigeria school attacks as security crisis deepens

Gunmen attacked a school in Niger state on Friday after abducting 25 girls from a Kebbi state secondary school on Monday.

Empty bunk beds and scattered belongings are seen inside a student dormitory at St Mary’s Catholic School on Saturday. Photo: Bulus Dauwa Yohanna/Christian Association of Nigeria/AFP
Empty bunk beds and scattered belongings are seen inside a student dormitory at St Mary’s Catholic School on Saturday. Photo: Bulus Dauwa Yohanna/Christian Association of Nigeria/AFP
Africa

Gunmen kidnap students from Nigerian Catholic school, second attack in a week

The attacks come weeks after US President Trump threatened military action over what he said were targeted killings of Nigeria’s Christians.

G20

White House denies reversing G20 boycott, hits out at South African leader

Cyril Ramaphosa said the US had a last-minute change of mind, but the White House had sharp words in response.

South Africa

Trump administration warns South Africa not to issue G20 statement

US opposes South Africa’s G20 agenda, while Trump escalated tensions with false accusations of genocide against White Afrikaners and land grabs.

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A G20 summit sign is seen at Johannesburg Expo Centre on Monday. Photo: EPA
South Africa

Huge security operation in place for Africa’s first G20 summit

South Africa’s G20 summit will see representatives of 42 countries meet in Johannesburg this weekend, but not the United States.

Members of the South African Presidential Protection Service salute during the Integrated Law Enforcement parade near the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. Photo: AFP
Members of the South African Presidential Protection Service salute during the Integrated Law Enforcement parade near the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. Photo: AFP
Africa

Trump vows to end Sudan war, in sudden pivot thanks to Saudi crown prince

The US president condemned ‘tremendous atrocities’ in the conflict, which he admitted was previously ‘not on my charts’.

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Africa

1 girl escapes Nigeria mass abduction of 25 students from a high school

The student fled through a forest after gunmen attacked a high school dormitory.

Africa

Gunmen kidnap 25 schoolgirls in Nigeria region grappling with banditry

The early morning raid came a decade after the Chibok abduction that sparked the global #BringBackOurGirls campaign.

Police said the schoolgirls were taken from their dorms on Monday. Photo: AP
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