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Egypt: US congress delegation issues warning

Shortly after EU’s Catherine Ashton announced that she had an open and frank discussion with Mursi, the White House is planning to send John McCain and Lindsey Graham to meet Egyptian officials as early as next week. Both of them are republican senators for Arizona and South Carolina respectively. They have also met members of […]

Trump announces sweeping global tariffs, targeting also 51 African nations

US president Donald Trump has unveiled a controversial new tariff policy, imposing sweeping duties on imports from over 180 countries, including 51 African nations. The tariffs, which include a baseline 10% on all imports and higher duties on certain countries, are part of Trump’s strategy to combat what he describes as unfair trade practices that […]

South Africa economy edges on recession in Q4

The mining sector has helped the South African economy avoid recession with a growth of 0.1% in the fourth quarter. The rate is not enough to create jobs for the millions of the unemployed in the country which braces for elections in May. The key mining industry recorded a 2.4 percent increase in output helped […]