5 Aug, 2025

South Africa says relations with US ‘reached a low’

USA’s attempts to interfere with South Africa’s domestic issues have brought relations between the nations to “a low”, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola has said.

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5 Aug, 2025

Egypt’s Sisi says Israel’s war in Gaza a ‘systematic genocide’

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi said on Tuesday that Israel was pursuing “a war of starvation and genocide” in Gaza.

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5 Aug, 2025

Burundi’s president names finance minister as new prime minister

Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has named Nestor Ntahontuye as the East African country’s new prime minister.

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5 Aug, 2025

South Africa urges more countries to stand up to Israel’s ‘genocidal activities’

More countries must recognise a Palestinian state and stand up to Israel to stop its “genocidal activities”, South Africa’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola has said.

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5 Aug, 2025

‘Risk of starvation’ for thousands trapped in besieged Sudan city

The RSF has encircled the city, blocking all major roads and trapping hundreds of thousands of civilians with dwindling food supplies and limited humanitarian access.

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5 Aug, 2025

Guinea revokes bauxite mining deal with UAE aluminium firm

A decree announced late Monday said the concession would be transferred to local state-backed firm Nimba Mining SA.

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5 Aug, 2025

Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 deportees from US

Rwanda has in recent years positioned itself as a destination country for migrants that Western countries would like to remove.

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5 Aug, 2025

70 Al Shabaab terrorists killed in botched suicide bombing in Somalia

Two soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded during operations in Lower Shabelle region, defense ministry said.

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4 Aug, 2025

Refugee population in Uganda may surge to 2 million: UN

Uganda is on the verge of hosting 2 million refugees amid emergency funding cuts and escalating crises in the region, the UN has warned.

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4 Aug, 2025

Lesotho says damage already done despite reduction of US tariffs from 50% to 15%

A reprieve from a 50% US tariff on goods from Lesotho has come too late to prevent damage to the African nation’s textiles industry, sector players said on Monday.

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