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Government confirms release of South Africans detained during flotilla mission
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IOL
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The South African government has announced that citizens involved in the recent Global Flotilla Initiative in Israel will be released and repatriated, departing for home via Jordan on Tuesday. The Department of International Relations and...
Owner: Iqbal Survé, Chinese Government & South African Government
Africa Energy Indaba 2026 to spotlight aggregated energy procurement
As African nations accelerate energy sector reforms and open markets to increased private participation, the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba, taking place from 3rd – 5th March 2026, in Cape Town, will bring together industry leaders, policymakers,...
Owner: NES Africa Group
African Growth and Opportunity Act needs to be revived
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Highlands News-Sun - Florida
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One of the United States’ most successful regional trade pacts, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, expired Sept. 30, with no extension in sight. That’s a shame, because the 25-year-old trade deal has helped create jobs, reduce poverty and...
Owner: David Dunn-Rankin
Africa Night celebrates community and culture
This year’s theme “Wazobia” emphasizes strength in diversity On Saturday, Oct. 4, the African Student Association held the annual Africa Night event at the International Ballroom in the Bruce M. Pitman Center. Emcee Ronald Bentil, a third year Ph....
Owner: University of Idaho
Africa Intelligence Brief - October 6, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Today's tape skews toward resources policy, protest dynamics, rule‐of‐law milestones, and markets. A landmark Darfur judgment lands in The Hague, cobalt rules harden in the DRC, youth‐led protests flare from Morocco to...
Owner: Abdel Rehim Ali & Hani Jabsheh
Politics17 minutes ago PDP Begins Delegate Compilation Ahead Of November Convention In Ibadan The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun compiling its list of delegates ahead of its national convention scheduled to hold on November 15 and 16 in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun compiling its list of delegates ahead of its national convention scheduled to hold on November 15 and 16 in Ibadan, Oyo State. The announcement was made on Monday in Abuja by Adamawa State Governor,...
Owner: Opemipo Adeniyi
Political parties with 5 lawmakers should nominate INEC chairman –Aregbesola
Former Osun State governor and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has said political parties with at least five lawmakers in the National Assembly should nominate individuals to lead the Independent...
Owner: Uzor Kalu Family
African power utilities united on Africa Single Electricity Market vision
Representatives from power utilities across Africa gathered in Egypt recently, where the blueprint for the Africa Single Electricity Market was brought into sharp relief as the concept of translating policy frameworks into real connections was...
Owner: VUKA Group
15 Oldest African presidents still in power in 2025
In many African countries, power is a long-term commitment, sometimes extending across decades, coups, and constitutional changes. While some leaders symbolise stability, others represent a continent’s ongoing struggle with leadership renewal and...
Owner: Michael Ringier
15 Africa’s oldest presidents still holding power in 2025
In many African countries, power is a long-term commitment, sometimes extending across decades, coups, and constitutional changes. While some leaders symbolise stability, others represent a continent’s ongoing struggle with leadership renewal and...
Owner: Michael Ringier
No African Development from Western Trade Policies
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Energy, Financial Crisis, Food and Agriculture, Headlines, Health, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations, Trade & Investment Opinion JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct 7 2025 (IPS) - The...
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Social Development Minister Tolashe's spokesperson slams allegations of relationship with adviser
An allegedly inappropriate relationship between the Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, and her special adviser has come to light Tolashe's alleged relationship with Ngwako Kgatla stretches back to when she was the Deputy Minister of...
Owner: Vitaliy Laptenok
The political carnival at Nentawe’s mother’s burial
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Daily Trust
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The funeral of the mother of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, took a political turn over the weekend in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Yilwatda’s mother, Mama Lydia Yilwatda, passed away in...
Owner: Malam Kabiru A. Yusuf
Africa’s AI future: A pathway to jobs, growth, and the role of private capital
From the discussions at GITEX Nigeria, held earlier this month in Abuja and Lagos, one message was clear: Africa’s digital transformation is already underway. Government leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs gathered to chart how technology can...
Owner: Frank Aigbogun
Business insights: Sink or soar? Investing in South Africa
Political and economic uncertainty may have some up in arms, but interestingly, these shifts have hit the business investment market harder than it has affected the property investment market. So, is investing in property in South Africa still a...
Owner: Blue Sky Publications Ltd
Tinubu Faces Mounting Pressure To Sack Minister Nnaji Over Forgery Allegations
Pressure has continued to mount on President Bola Tinubu to break his silence on the forgery case against the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, as senior lawyers, activists, as well as opposition political parties...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
Russia’s Ambitious Plans in Africa Are Unraveling
Russia, not long ago a rising military force in Africa, is now struggling to maintain its footprint on the continent. The Kremlin’s new official guns-for-hire military force, the Africa Corps, has failed to replicate the financial success and...
Owner: Evangelos Marinakis
People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Mr. Andyford Mayele Banda’s Press Address to the Media on Monday 6th October 2025
People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Mr. Andyford Mayele Banda’s Press Address to the Media on Monday 6th October 2025 Title: STATE OF THE NATION Date: Monday 6th October 2025 Members of the PAC National Executive Committee present here,...
Owner: Non-Transparent
Federal Government Targets 100m Children For Immunisation Against Measles, Others
The federal government has launched what it described as Africa’s biggest integrated health campaign, targeting over 100 million Nigerian children for vaccination against measles, rubella, polio, and the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), among other...
Owner: Zainab Nda-Isaiah
Beyond ballot: Peaceful politics amplified
DAR ES SALAAM: AS Tanzania prepares for another decisive General Election, political leaders and analysts are calling on candidates to uphold peace, unity and responsible leadership throughout the campaign period. While rallies, slogans and...
Owner: Tanzanian Government