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Trump's stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It's also about Hamas and Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he has moved to p
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Africa’s oldest surviving Catholic church is under threat
But St Francis Xavier Chapel, which has a strong claim to be the oldest surviving Catholic church in sub-Saharan Africa, faces a new threat today. A three-storey building belonging to a Chinese-owned fishing company is under construction on a previously empty plot next door.
South Africa Does Not Plan to Replace US HIV Funds Yet, Minister Says
PRETORIA (Reuters) -South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday that the government had not secured any new funding yet for HIV after the U.S. cut aid, and denied reports that its HIV programme was badly affected.
South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program
The Trump administration's dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa's national HIV program out of work, the country's health minister said Thursday, as he outlined the impact of U.
Trump senior Africa adviser discussed peace plan with Rwanda, Congo leaders
President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Africa said on Thursday he spoke with the presidents of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo about a draft peace deal this week, as Washington seeks to end a decades-long conflict in the region.
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US Shifting Africa Strategy to 'Trade, Not Aid', Envoy Says
The U.S. is keen to counter both Chinese and Russian influence on the continent, particularly over minerals and trade. In one of China's latest deals on the continent, a $652 million loan agreement was agreed with Nigeria through the Exim bank for a highway feeding the new Lekki port and Dangote refinery.
Africa’s youngest leader, a friend of Russia, is celebrated by some and criticized by others
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore has sparked a social media debate, with some in Africa praising him and others criticizing him.
White House bans U.S. agencies from all work on G-20 in South Africa
President Donald Trump previously suggested a boycott of the G-20 convention over what he called South Africa’s “Land Confiscation” law.
South Africa has no plan to replace US HIV funds yet, minister says
South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday that the government had not secured any new funding yet for HIV after the U.S. cut aid, and denied reports that its HIV programme was badly affected.
Two Afrikaner families from South Africa classified as refugees arrive in Iowa
Two Iowa resettlement agencies are helping White South African families recently classified by the Trump administration as refugees find new ground.
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