South Africa’s Historic Parliament Complex Ravaged by Fire
In a statement on Sunday night, South Africa’s parliament confirmed that there had been “significant damage” to the New Assembly Wing of the building, which includes the National Assembly chamber where lawmakers sit. It also said some offices had been “severely gutted”. The fire, which began shortly after 06:00 local time (04:00 GMT), came the day […]
US Takes Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea Off Africa Duty-free Trade Program
WASHINGTON — The United States on Saturday cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from access to a duty-free trade program, following through on President Joe Biden’s threat to do so over accusations of human rights violations and recent coups.”The United States today terminated Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the AGOA trade preference program due to actions […]
