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[SAnews.gov.za] Bern, Switzerland -- President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is hopeful of reaching a trade agreement with the United States soon, following ongoing text-based negotiations aimed at addressing the impact of steep tariffs imposed under the Trump administration.
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[Leadership] The World Bank Group has projected global commodity prices to fall to lowest level in six years in 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year of decline.
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[263Chat] The Parliament of Zimbabwe has apologised to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the nation after a power outage disrupted his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Tuesday.
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[Nile Post] The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has reaffirmed that Uganda remains firmly on course to achieve its long-awaited first oil production by next year, ruling out any further extensions to project timelines.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to prepare "powerful strikes" in Gaza on Tuesday, while Hamas announced it would delay returning a hostage's body, pushing a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to the brink of collapse and threatening a return to all-out war.
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President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her final campaign appeal to supporters on Tuesday, addressing a massive rally in the party's signature green colors as Tanzania prepares for general elections that are expected to extend her party's six-decade hold on power.
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In Darfur, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are crammed into overcrowded camps, struggling against disease, hunger, and trauma after fleeing brutal clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces.
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The U.S. Embassy in Mali is urging all American citizens to leave the country immediately, warning of rising terror threats and a worsening fuel crisis caused by a jihadi blockade.
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Polling stations opened across Tanzania on Wednesday for a national election overshadowed by concerns from human rights groups and the detention of opposition figures.
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Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings, and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
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As the country awaits the swearing-in ceremony, the political temperature remains high. With opposition figures refusing to concede and civil society calling for deep reforms, Cameroon faces a critical test: whether it can restore calm and chart a path toward more transparent and inclusive governanc
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Kenyan authorities have intercepted a massive drug shipment in a high-seas operation supported by INTERPOL, seizing more than one tonne of methamphetamine and arresting six suspects aboard a flagless vessel.