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The United States has expanded its wrongful detention warnings to include China, placing the world's second-largest economy alongside Russia and Eritrea on a list of countries where American citizens face the risk of arbitrary arrest and detention.
The United States has expanded its wrongful detention warnings to include China, placing the world's second-largest economy alongside Russia and Eritrea on a list of countries where American citizens face the risk of arbitrary arrest and detention.
The United States has placed 11 African countries under its highest level 4 travel advisory, warning American citizens against visiting destinations facing serious security threats ranging from terrorism and kidnapping to armed conflict, civil unrest and inadequate healthcare.
Gemfields has generated $52 million from an auction of rubies mined in Mozambique, securing substantial sales after a year in which shortages of valuable premium stones weighed on its business. The result points to continuing demand for higher-quality gemstones, although it does not establish that t...
The foundation of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is partnering with 15 Nigerian state governments to provide refinery shares to nearly 778,000 vulnerable women at no cost to the beneficiaries. The initiative would give recipients a small ownership stake in the industrialist’s petroleum busines...
Egyptian hotel tycoon Kamel Abou Aly’s Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts has secured a $250 million financing package from the International Finance Corporation and Attijariwafa bank, its transaction adviser announced. The package supports the group’s growing Moroccan business, combining hotel acquisiti...
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta has secured South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s backing for a proposed zinc smelter in the Northern Cape. The project would deepen the group’s investment in the country while helping South Africa capture more value from minerals that undergo further pr...
China has established a massive lead over the United States and other Western competitors in securing critical minerals across the African continent. However, that dominant global foothold is facing sudden local friction after authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo detained approximatel...
Four African countries have ranked among the world's best places to live in 2026, outperforming the United States, United Kingdom and Canada in a new global assessment of destinations considered attractive for international relocation.
American freelance journalist Margot Kiser Jones has launched a court case against officials in Kenya following her sudden deportation to Dubai.
Sudanese and Ukrainian immigrants in the United States will retain temporary protection from deportation despite their immigration status being scheduled to expire on Monday, October 19, 2026, as Washington withdraws similar relief from several African and other foreign nationals.
The United States has defended easing sanctions on Eritrean targets, saying the move could improve its ability to communicate with both sides as military tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea threaten a wider conflict.
