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‘No thanks’: White South Africans turn down Trump’s immigration offer

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. Photographer Kent Nishimura/File Photo By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as even right-wing white lobby groups want to “tackle the injustices” of

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African leaders scramble for solution to Congo conflict at high-level summit

Democratic Republic of Congo’s first female Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka attends a joint summit by delegates from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) to discuss the conflict in eastern Congo, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania February 8, 2025. Photographer Emmanuel Herman By Reuters Leaders at an unprecedented joint

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Trudeau warns Trump’s talk of making Canada 51st state is ‘real’: Report

By Anadolu Agency Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that US President Donald Trump’s talk annexing Canada is not just rhetoric but a serious matter tied to American interest in country’s vast natural resources, a report said Friday. According to Toronto Star, Trudeau argued during a closed-door meeting with business and union leaders that Trump’s interest

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German President Steinmeier says Trump’s plan to take over Gaza ’unacceptable’

By Anadolu Agency German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier strongly criticized US President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his plan to “take over” Gaza and permanently resettle its Palestinian population in other countries. “A solution that disregards or even violates international law is unacceptable,” Steinmeier said during his visit to Ankara. He expressed his doubt about the

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Trump says he wants U.S. to take over Gaza Strip

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a joint press conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Feb. 4, 2025. Trump met with Netanyahu here on Tuesday. Photographer Xinhua/Hu Yousong By Xinhua News Agency U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will take

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About 10 people killed in attack at Swedish school for adults, gunman believed among dead

Emergency personnel and police officers work at the adult education center Campus Risbergska school after a shooting attack in Orebro, Sweden, February 4, 2025. TT News Agency/Kicki Nilsson via Reuters By Reuters Around 10 people were killed in a shooting at an adult education centre on Tuesday, Swedish police said, marking the country’s deadliest attack

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US foreign aid contractors fire staff, face cash crunch as Trump causes chaos

Passengers rest in the waiting room as an one of the blankets donated by the United States Agency for International Development is seen, at central railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2022. Photographer Gleb Garanich/File Photo By Reuters President Donald Trump’s overhaul of U.S. foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and

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Trump says he wants Ukraine’s rare earth minerals in exchange for further aid

By Anadolu Agency President Donald Trump said Monday that Ukraine should provide the US with its rare earth minerals in exchange for Washington’s continued support in the war against Russia. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said Washington and Kyiv are engaged in ongoing talks over the matter, adding: “We’re actually working some

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Trump says U.S. carries out airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2025. Photographer Carlos Barria By Reuters U.S. forces carried out airstrikes in Somalia on Saturday targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner and other members of the militant group, killing

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Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in early 2025

IMF File Photo/AE By The African Exponent Africa’s economic landscape is evolving rapidly, with many nations taking bold steps to strengthen financial independence. While global debt levels continue to rise, some African countries have successfully kept their IMF obligations remarkably low. What’s their secret? Lesotho leads the pack with the lowest IMF debt, demonstrating disciplined

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