South Africa has no immediate plans to retaliate against the United States over tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week and will instead seek to negotiate exemptions and quota agreements, senior government officials said on Friday. Trump imposed a 31% tariff on U.S. imports from South Africa on Wednesday, when he announced a 10%Continue Reading
Nigeria’s president has appointed Bayo Ojulari – a former Shell executive – to lead the state-owned oil company, as part of sweeping reforms aimed at cleaning up the sector dogged by allegations of corruption, pollution and decades-long inefficiency. Mr Ojulari was picked in a “crucial” overhaul of the Nigerian NationalContinue Reading
A protest march has been held in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, against a recent spate of reports of men raping children. Over the last two months, Zambians have been shocked by several cases of child rape, some of which resulted in death. Among the most horrific reports was that of aContinue Reading
Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died at the age of 65. He also appeared in 1991’s The Doors – playing the legendary band’s frontman Jim Morrison – plus the Western Tombstone andContinue Reading
Heathrow Airport was warned about the “resilience” of its power supply in the days before a fire which shut down the airport for more than a day last month. The boss of a group representing airlines told a group of MPs on Wednesday that he spoke to Heathrow on 15Continue Reading
Forbes has released its 2025 Billionaires List, showcasing Africa’s wealthiest individuals, with business moguls Aliko Dangote, Johann Rupert, Nicky Oppenheimer, and Mike Adenuga making the list. The annual ranking, published on Saturday, March 2025, reveals that Africa now boasts 22 billionaires, with their collective wealth soaring to $105 billion—up fromContinue Reading
Police in Zimbabwe say they have arrested 95 demonstrators on charges of promoting “public violence” and for “breaches of peace”, after they took part in Monday’s protests demanding that President Emmerson Mnangagwa resign. Officers say they identified the individuals through social media posts and a WhatsApp group, as well asContinue Reading
The Addis Ababa City Administration has introduced 100 electric buses in the Ethiopian capital, marking a significant step in promoting electric mobility across the country, the Xinhuanet reported. Assembled locally by Belayneh Kindie Metal Engineering Complex, with components imported from China, the new fleet is equipped with an integrated Intelligent TransportationContinue Reading
The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will visit Moscow this week as the Sahel nations and Russia seek to strengthen ties, the three African countries’ foreign ministries said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The West African nations, run by juntas that have taken power in coupsContinue Reading
South Africa will seek a meeting with U.S. authorities on auto tariffs, Trade Minister Parks Tau said on Tuesday, noting the levies are a concern as the country has preferential trade status with the United States. South Africa, whose exports of vehicles and parts into the United States is estimatedContinue Reading