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Africa decides keeping Trump happy isn’t that important
16+ hour, 12+ min ago (577+ words) Despite the U.S. president's admonishment about needing to be kept happy, one continent has stood out in its readiness to defy him. While U.S. President Donald Trump brashly cited the Monroe Doctrine to explain the capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicol's Maduro, he…...
UK drops funding for massacre-linked gas project
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (583+ words) The Labour government had been under pressure to ditch its support for the scheme. LONDON " The U.K. has pulled out of funding a major gas project in Mozambique, the government confirmed Monday. Business Secretary Peter Kyle has overturned plans to provide…...
TotalEnergies bet big on African gas. Then the killing started.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1724+ words) By ALEX PERRY in Paris Illustrations by Julius Maxim for POLITICO This article is also available in French When Patrick Pouyann" decided to spend billions on a giant natural gas field in a faraway warzone, he made the call alone,…...
17 mercenaries are accused of fighting for Russia. Now, South Africa wants them home.
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (449+ words) President Cyril Ramaphosa's government launches bid to repatriate men who Ukraine suspects of joining Moscow's invasion. South Africa said Thursday it will investigate how 17 of its citizens ended up fighting as mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war. "The government of South…...
UK-EU reset leaves sour taste for South African citrus exporters
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (931+ words) Importers of citrus fruit seek exemption from EU rules that would apply under Brexit deal. LONDON " When Britain made its formal exit from the European Union in 2021, the move attracted some unlikely fans " among them, South African citrus growers. With…...
Deal struck to create new state of New Caledonia
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (450+ words) French Prime Minister Fran'ois Bayrou hailed the agreement for a "unique organization" enshrined in France's constitution." Rival political movements debating the future of New Caledonia announced a deal Saturday morning to create a new state " but one not fully independent…...
UK minister warned of threat from China when Chagos deal expires
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (422+ words) Members of the House of Lords stress that renewal of the deal in 99 years will depend on the goodwill of the then-government of Beijing-friendly Mauritius. LONDON "Britain must address the potential threat from China when its Indian Ocean deal with…...
Britain’s Chagos Islands handover blocked by High Court
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (732+ words) LONDON " Britain's planned handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was blocked by a dramatic 11th-hour legal order Thursday. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer had been expected to attend a virtual ... The temporary injunction throws a spanner in the works of…...