(Bloomberg) — Ten South African political parties agreed to form a ruling alliance, completing the first phase of creating a so-called government of national unity. Most Read from Bloomberg The Al Jama-ah party on Saturday joined nine others to create an administration that will run the country for the next five years. The government excludes […]
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Mauritanian president calls on West African states to ally against jihadism
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani called on West African countries to come together in the face of jihadism, in an interview with AFP ahead of the country’s presidential vote. “The region must generate a common political will to be able to fight against insecurity,” Ghazouani told AFP on Friday, on the campaign trail […]
Posts falsely claim South African president snubbed Nigerian leader at inauguration
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was in South Africa in June 2024 for the second full-term swearing-in ceremony of Cyril Ramaphosa. Social media posts sharing videos from the event claimed Ramaphosa ignored Tinubu as he was greeting other dignitaries — a mark, they argued, of Nigeria’s waning reputation. But the claim is false: longer footage shows […]
Eskom Wins South African Appeal to Keep Five Polluting Power Plants Open
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s state power utility and biggest source of air pollution won an appeal to keep five of its oldest plants open even though they are set to flout incoming emission caps. Most Read from Bloomberg The plants – which account for almost a quarter of Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s almost 45 gigawatts […]
Macron and African leaders push for vaccines ‘following Covid inequalities’
French president Emmanuel Macron is joining several African leaders to kick off a planned one billion dollars project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access to them. The launch of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator, which will provide financial incentives to vaccine manufacturers, offered a […]
France’s Macron, African leaders push for vaccines for Africa after COVID-19 exposed inequalities
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is joining several African leaders on Thursday to kick off a planned $1 billion project to accelerate the rollout of vaccines in Africa, after the coronavirus pandemic exposed gaping inequalities in access to them. The launch of the African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator, which will provide financial incentives to […]
Ramaphosa Sworn In for New Term as South African President
(Bloomberg) — Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for another term as South Africa’s president, three weeks after elections stripped his party of its parliamentary majority and forced it into a power-sharing alliance with long-time rivals. Most Read from Bloomberg Ramaphosa took the oath of office before Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in the Nelson Mandela amphitheater […]
Celebrating African American day of freedom
PORTSMOUTH — Every inch of shade was very valuable real estate during the annual Juneteenth ceremony Wednesday. The ceremony was held in 90-plus-degree weather at the African Burying Ground, where there’s little shade so the large crowd of attendees resorted to umbrellas, tents and standing far away in the shadows of buildings for relief from […]
CmiA joins WTO, FIFA in empowering West African cotton growers
CmiA was welcomed by WTO and FIFA as a new member of the steering committee of the initiative ‘Partenariat pour le Coton’ (Partnership for Cotton). Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) pointed out that as its standard, Cotton made in Africa is a key player in sustainable cotton production in Africa. CmiA reportedly works with 20 […]
Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in for second term as South African president
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the administrative capital Pretoria. Mr Ramaphosa is now set to appoint a Cabinet in a new coalition government after his African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in an election last month. He was re-elected […]
Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in for a 2nd term as South African president
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria. Ramaphosa is now set to appoint a Cabinet in a new coalition government after his African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in an election last month. He […]