Europe and Middle East airlines cash in on thriving human trafficking as Indians, Africans scramble for the US
Along the way to the US border, Ismaila Diop, 30, a small-business owner from Senegal, landed at Managua aboard Avianca flight TA315. Traveling in a group of about a dozen Senegalese migrants, Diop was passed off to organised groups of smugglers who went by their first names only or called themselves “Mama Africa.”
President Ramaphosa rekindles old racial strife in South African with Black-White ruling coalition
Many Black South Africans have expressed discomfort with a white-led party being back in power, even in a coalition. The country is haunted by the apartheid system of white minority rule that ended 30 years ago but is still felt by millions among the Black majority who were ruthlessly oppressed by a white government and remain affected by unresolved issues of poverty and inequality.
Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in for second and last term as South African president
Dignitaries attending the inauguration included King Mswati III of Eswatini, Nigeria President Bola Tinubu, Zimbabwe President Emerson Mnangagwa and former Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Sudan accuses UAE of fuelling war with weapons to paramilitary rivals, but the Gulf state denies allegations
Sudanese Ambassador Al-Harith Mohamed accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of “destructively launching” its war with the Sudanese military and attacking civilians, aided by weapons from the UAE.
JPMorgan analysts warn smaller African development banks Preferred Credit Status under threat
Afrexim’s exposure to Ghana and Malawi’s governments is also at risk, although this is less certain with Ghana’s big official sector creditors reportedly wanting Afrexim to take losses but the government also approaching the IMF in support of the bank.
Breaking stalemate: How South Africa’s ANC and DA burnt midnight oil to form ‘unity’ government
While the efforts of the ANC and the DA to find broad common ground have been hailed, no one doubts them governing together long term will be complex. They disagree on many issues, including on nationalisation vs. privatisation of key sectors of the economy, on funding healthcare, on labour rights and foreign policy, where the DA has criticised the ANC’s overtly pro-Russia and pro-Palestinian stance.
South Africa’s President Ramaphosa outpolls gadfly Julius Malema after sealing ‘unity’ deal with DA to win second term
The coalition deal, referred to as a government of national unity, brings the ANC together with the DA, a white-led party that had for years been the main opposition and the fiercest critic of the ANC. At least two other smaller parties also joined the agreement.
South Africa’s ANC strikes deal for national unity government with opposition, to elect president
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula told reporters the main opposition Democratic Alliance and others had agreed on the “fundamental” principle of forming a “government of national unity” with the ANC, but he noted that finer details of the agreement had not been finalised yet.
Visa racism: Even when Africans want to visit Europe legally rejection rates remain sky-high
The disproportionate rejection rates – 10 per cent higher in Africa than the global average – hinder trade, business and educational partnerships at the expense of African economies, according to an April study from UK-based migration consultancy firm Henley & Partners.
Composition of South Africa’s unity government to be known at new parliament first sitting
Parties are under pressure to conclude negotiations by Thursday to fulfil the constitutional requirement to swear in lawmakers and elect the president within 14 days of election results being declared.
