Lesotho aims for 10% tariff on exports to US
The government is relieved by the reduction in the tariffs from the threatened 50% to 15%
Africa
Nigeria’s champion women basketballers promised $100,000 each
D’Tigress won their fifth consecutive Afrobasket title over the weekend and a spot at the World Cup.
‘I love to dance’ – social media boosts Masaka during injury-hit season
After missing out on Wafcon 2024, Tanzania forward Aisha Masaka says social media has helped her stay in touch with home and lifted her spirits.
Farmer accused of feeding women to pigs faces trial in South Africa
The case shocked South Africa, exacerbating racial tensions 30 years after the end of apartheid.
Sierra Leone WWII hero commemorated in UK town
John Henry Smythe is being remembered as a heroic WWII resident after being given a blue plaque.
‘Trailblazing’ Ugandan player joins women’s rugby team
‘Trailblazing’ Peace Lekuru, who has signed for York Valkyrie, is ‘hopefully the first of many’.
I no longer identify as Nigerian, UK opposition leader says
The Conservative Party leader says she has not renewed her passport for Nigeria, where she grew up, in years.
Rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers in South Africa
The scheme is the latest innovation in decades of work aiming to protect South Africa’s rhinos.
Trump presses ahead with 30% tariff on South Africa
Relations between the US and South Africa have hit rock bottom after Trump’s return to office.
Ballet and bioluminescence: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
Destination: Africa – Is it legal for US to deport foreign criminals to the continent?
Two African nations have taken criminals from other countries deported from the US.
Barcelona agree shirt sponsorship deal with DR Congo
Despite criticism, the Congolese government says the deal with raise the profile of the country.
Kenya’s sweeping alcohol control plans spark anger
The plans include a ban on the sale of alcohol in supermarkets, restaurants and on public transport.
Aid cuts will push Nigerians into arms of Boko Haram militants, WFP warns
The end of food aid could have devastating effects for the victims of an Islamist insurgency.
Angola’s petrol protest death toll rises as medics overwhelmed
At least 22 people have died in the most widespread protests Angola has seen in recent years.
Le Court makes history in Tour de France Femmes
Kim le Court becomes the first African to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes as she claims stage five on Wednesday.
More than a dozen children die because of food shortages in Sudan camp – medics
Famine has been declared in areas of Darfur, an region particularly hard hit by the ongoing civil war.
Lesotho at risk of economic collapse after aid cuts and Trump’s tariffs
African Development Bank warns that economic growth could drop to 0.5% next year
Mozambican children die after US funding cuts: Who bears responsibility?
The least the Trump administration could have done was provide ample warning that it was going to cut aid
‘Fortress Europe’s’ African victims
The European Union’s decade-long crackdown on African migrants is just as appalling as Donald Trump’s draconian immigration policies
Ghana endorses bold campaign for a visa-free Africa
Advocates say it is essential for unlocking the continent’s economic and cultural potential