How do global perceptions of Africa affect the continent? | Demographics
Today on The Stream: We examine how negative global perceptions of the African continent affect its economies and the lives of its people.Research conducted by…
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s ‘founding father’ and first president, dies aged 95 | Obituaries News
Sam Nujoma, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and served as its first president for 15 years,…
South Africa says Trump’s order freezing aid ‘lacks factual accuracy’
1 of 3 | South Africa, with President Cyril Ramaphosa pictured, is responding to an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the…
DR Congo summit directs army chiefs to enforce ceasefire | News
The Rwanda-backed M23 is closing on the town of Kavumu in South Kivu in an offensive that has left thousands dead and displaced large numbers.A…
UN warns against regional spread of DR Congo conflict | Conflict News
‘Worst may be yet to come’ says UN human rights chief as DR Congo and Rwanda deny responsibility and blame one another.The United Nations has…
Trump freezes aid to South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law | Poverty and Development News
United States President Donald Trump has frozen aid to South Africa in an escalation of a rift between his administration and Pretoria over a controversial…
DR Congo court issues arrest warrant for rebel leader Corneille Nangaa | Conflict News
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has issued an international arrest warrant for the leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes…
USAID has had big impact across the globe
The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn criticism and raised questions about the influence billionaire ally Elon Musk…
Amid ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies | Conflict News
People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week’s battles for the city as they…
How Trump’s vow to punish South Africa reflects Musk criticism of homeland
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Trump said he will cut all funding to South Africa in a move that reflects Elon Musk’s repeated and false claims…
South Africa leader calls Elon Musk over ‘distortions’ after Trump attack | Donald Trump News
Presidency says the two spoke after US president said he would suspend aid to South Africa over its land reform policy.South African President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 takeover | Humanitarian Crises News
The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that…
Uganda starts clinical trial to combat Sudan strain of Ebola | Health News
The study comes amid an outbreak of the Sudan Ebola virus, which has already killed a nurse and infected others.Uganda has kicked off a clinical…
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC | Conflict News
The M23 armed group said it will pause its advance across DR Congo for humanitarian reasons.Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
South African minister suggests withholding minerals after Trump aid cut | US Election 2024
NewsFeedSouth Africa’s minister of mineral resources has suggested halting their supply of minerals to the US, after President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of US…
Tense calm, fears for the future in DRC’s Goma a week after M23 takeover | Conflict News
On a road west of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mary Ashuza and her children walked, carrying their…
Trump threatens to cut U.S. funding to South Africa over land expropriation law
President Donald Trump returns to the White House after departing Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the same night he said he will stop…
More than 700 killed as DR Congo military fights M23 rebels | Conflict News
At least 773 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) largest city of Goma and its vicinity in a week,…
Could conflict in eastern DR Congo expand across region? | TV Shows
M23 rebels have taken control of regional capital and advance deeper into the east.Hundreds of people killed and hundreds of thousands forced from their homes.…
US strikes in Somalia killed ‘key’ ISIL figures, says regional government | ISIL/ISIS News
The strikes were carried out in north Somalia, where the Puntland Security Forces is carrying out operations against ISIL since December.The government of Somalia’s semiautonomous…