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How Trump's Africa strategy may become a double-edged sword
BBC
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June 14, 2025
ShareSave The focus of US military strategy in Africa is changing under Trump With US President Donald Trump on a cost-cutting warpath since starting his second term, aid to Africa has been slashed and now defence spending is in his sights - but...
Russia invests in African education and cultural events to shape long-term pro-Moscow influence
Euromaidan Press
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June 13, 2025
Ukrainian officials report that Russia is expanding its presence and influence across Africa through educational programs and youth initiatives designed to cultivate political leaders and “cultural elite” favorable to Moscow. Russia relies on...
China-Africa trade shifting toward more diversified, high value-added model
People's Daily Online
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CHANGSHA, June 13 (Xinhua) -- China-Africa trade is undergoing a profound transformation from a traditional resource-based model to one that is more diversified, high value-added and technology-intensive, according to a document released Friday at...
South Africa’s First Black Billionaire
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 14, 2025
⛏️ The Gold Standard: South Africa’s Trailblazer Patrice Motsepe became South Africa’s first Black billionaire in 2008, earning his fortune through mining—a sector once closed to Black entrepreneurs under apartheid. Today, his company, African...
Farmers brace for fierce fire season
Food For Mzansi
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June 13, 2025
With fire season tightening its grip on some of South Africa’s agricultural regions, farmers are being urged to take proactive steps to protect their land. This comes as hundreds of hectares of grazing land were damaged last year in provinces like...
Climate Change: AGN Chair emphasises importance of Africa’s unity in global negotiations
Joy FM
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June 13, 2025
Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN), Dr. Richard Muyungi, has emphasised the importance and power of Africa’s unity in global negotiations. Speaking at the opening of the AGN Preparatory Plenary Meeting ahead of the...
US Disrupts African Food Tech
Living on Earth
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The Soybean Innovation Lab partners with researchers, farmers, and stakeholders across the private and public sectors to advance the production of soybeans in sub-Saharan Africa. Above, intergenerational farmers stand in a soybean field in...
Trump’s white South African resettlement plan and the global colour line
Sunday Independent
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June 14, 2025
Siyabonga Hadebe|Published 14 minutes ago 5min THE arrival of over 3 000 white South Africans in the United States under President Donald Trump’s fast-tracked refugee resettlement programme is a racial spectacle of historic proportions. Framed by...
Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight – a South African Memoir
News Blaze
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June 14, 2025
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight This is a vivid portrayal of a dysfunctional family’s struggle to survive the Rhodesian Bush War. Unfortunately for them, they’re living in turbulent times both inside and outside their home. As their country...
Rwandan peppers connect Rwandan farmers with consumers in China
Xinhua News Agency
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This photo taken on June 5, 2025 shows Rwandan chili sauce products at the Hunan Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Group in central China's Hunan Province. At the ongoing 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha of Hunan,...
The Death Toll Continues to Rise in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Floods
OkayAfrica
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June 13, 2025
At least 78 people so far have lost their lives in the Eastern Cape’s O.R. Tambo district in South Africa, following days of relentless rainfall, SABC News reports. Among the victims are six high school learners and two adults who drowned on...
The 4Th China-Africa Expo With Coffee & Ice Cream Robots
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) The 4th China-Africa Expois set to tantalize attendees with cutting-edge innovations in the food and beverage sector, notably featuring the emerging trend of coffee robots machines . As the global coffee market is projected to...
Dubai donates Dhs5.5 million to fight malnutrition in three African countries
Gulf Today
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June 13, 2025
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), through its 1 Billion Meals campaign, announced it has completed several key projects combating malnutrition in Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Senegal. This work,...
FarMart and Aerem Partner to Power India’s Agri-Food Supply Chain with Clean Energy
CIOL
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June 13, 2025
In a landmark move to transform India’s agri-food infrastructure, FarMart, a leading SaaS-based food commerce platform, and Aerem, India’s pioneering rooftop solar provider for MSMEs, have announced a strategic partnership to integrate clean,...
Farmers unwilling to get behind livestock tracing will be excluded from international markets - Steenhuisen
Eye Witness News
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CAPE TOWN - Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen said farmers who don’t want to get behind livestock tracing will ultimately be excluded from international export markets. The department is currently battling a foot-and-mouth outbreak in three...
SKN strengthens ties with Africa through the AFRI-Caribbean Cultural Exchange initiative
Win Media SKN
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June 13, 2025
by Eulana Weekes St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): A delegation from Nigeria arrived at the Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport on June 12, 2025, signalling the federation’s dedication to creating strong international diplomatic ties with...
Agric Stakeholders Push For Cold Chain Systems To Curb Post-Harvest Losses
Daily Independent
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June 13, 2025
1 LAGOS – Agriculture in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to suffer massive setbacks due to annual post-harvest losses currently estimated at N3.5 trillion. This enormous loss not only worsens food insecurity but also affects the...
BOAD Development Days: Climate, Agriculture, and Energy Take Center Stage in Lomé
Togo First
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(Togo First) - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) launched the first "BOAD Development Days" in Lomé on June 12, 2025. Experts, policymakers, and private sector leaders gathered for two days to tackle climate change, agriculture, and energy...
Equipping Africa’s youth to face the climate crisis
University World News
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AFRICA-GLOBAL Behind the global turmoil of recent months there remains a stark reality: the world is in the grip of a long-term crisis from which there is no easy exit. The build-up of greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution is already...
Help combat invasive African boxthorn
Parkes Champion Post
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June 14, 2025
Community Help combat invasive African boxthorn Jun 14 2025 Updated 40 minutes ago Parkes Shire Council is calling on all residents to be vigilant in identifying and reporting African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum), one of the most invasive and...