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Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments
Reuters  |  May 28, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department plans to issue updated guidance on social media vetting of student and exchange visitor ap...

Fact Check: Trump's South Africa 'white genocide' claim proven false
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 24, 2025

The image showing graves was taken from a Reuters report about women killed in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in February this year...

Trump confronts South African President Ramaphosa with conspiracy claims
XINHUA  |  May 22, 2025

Ramaphosa, who arrived in Washington in hopes of improving trade terms and easing bilateral tensions, rejected Trump's assertions during the meeting.

Under attack by Trump, South Africa's Ramaphosa responds with trade deal offer
Reuters  |  May 21, 2025

Trump has cancelled aid to South Africa, expelled its ambassador and offered refuge to white minority Afrikaners based on racial discrimination claims...

Ramaphosa lands in Washington to repair South Africa-US ties
Mwangi Maina  |  May 20, 2025

Ramaphosa seeks to mend frayed relations with the Trump administration and promote investment opportunities for South African industries, including po...

Rwanda in talks to receive migrants deported from US, foreign minister says
Reuters  |  May 05, 2025

Kigali signed an agreement with Britain in 2022 to take in thousands of asylum seekers from the UK before the deal was scrapped last year by the then...

What happens if Trump trashes the AGOA pact?
DW News  |  Apr 22, 2025

African nations have enjoyed duty-free access to the US market for over two decades under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), up for renewa...

SADC fumes over U.S. trade blitz, calls for collective action
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 08, 2025

"Collective action will be taken," it said, pointing to an emergency meeting of its Council of Ministers slated for June.

Kenya faces increased trade imbalance with US amid new 10% export tariff - KAM
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 05, 2025

Data from the office of the United States trade representative shows that the US total goods trade with Kenya stood at $1.5 billion (Sh193.9 billion)...

11 Kenyan health institutions receive Sh42 billion from US Embassy amid USAID shutdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 04, 2025

The funding comes at a crucial time when many of these organisations faced the threat of halting services due to a prolonged freeze in US support.

Kenya, South Africa vow to fight back against Trump’s new trade tariffs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 03, 2025

PS Sing’oei reassured exporters that the new tariffs would not take immediate effect due to Kenya’s existing trade agreements under AGOA, which allows...

Trump slaps 10% tariffs on Kenyan goods in new "economic independence" blitz
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 03, 2025

The move was part of a dramatic trade policy overhaul he dubbed "Liberation Day," announced in a fiery address from the White House Rose Garden on Wed...

WHO proposing to cut jobs and slash budget by a fifth, memo shows
Reuters  |  Mar 29, 2025

Trump's administration withdrew from the WHO upon taking office in January, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and o...

US policies restricting academic freedom, author Mukoma Wa Ngugi says as he sues Trump
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 17, 2025

Mukoma expressed personal fears over being subjected to criminal prosecution due to the broad language of the second executive order, which references...

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