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Cameroonian migrants fear for their safety after Trump ends US protected status

The US Department of Homeland Security said it was ending the Temporary Protected Status program for an estimated 7,900 Cameroonians from June.
A sign saying “Speak English and French for a bilingual Cameroon,” outside an abandoned school on May 22, 2019, in a rural part of southwestern Cameroon.A sign in southwestern Cameroon. Giles Clarke/File Photo/UNOCHA via Getty Images.

Ghana’s gold regulator orders foreign players to leave market

The West African country is looking to curb smuggling and streamline gold trading by small-scale miners.
A gold mine in Ghana. Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons/Enock4seth

UK hosts peace talks on Sudan as conflict hits two-year mark

The UK foreign secretary said a lack of political will to end the conflict presented the biggest obstacle to its resolution.
Bankole Adeoye, Political Affairs, Peace and Security Commissioner for the African Union and Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy at the London Sudan conference.Isabel Infantes/Pool/Reuters

Africa needs innovative financing solutions to prevent health systems from collapsing, say experts

Already fragile structures are coming under new pressure with the withdrawal of traditional donor aid.
A da Vinci surgical robot.A da Vinci surgical robot. Courtesy of EASE.

Analysis: Sudan has an opportunity to turn the corner on war

On the second anniversary of a deadly conflict, the Sudan army is well-placed to make a strategic peace move but it’s more likely to risk a “perennial state of war.”
Sudan army members walk near a destroyed military vehicle and bombed buildings as some displaced residents return to the ravaged capital Khartoum in March 2025.Reuters/El Tayeb Siddig

Nigerian record label Mavin pushes to unlock Africa’s touring market

One of the continent’s biggest music companies wants to bring more revenue from African stars to the continent.
MuRema performs at Rolling Stone Future of Music showcase during SXSW Conference & Festivals at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on March 14, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Rema. Amy E. Price/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images.

Trump’s Africa envoy laid groundwork for minerals deal in DR Congo

Massad Boulos arrived back from an East Africa tour this week where he met with the presidents of DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.

US still freezing South Sudanese visas after deportation row

Even after South Sudan admitted Makula Kintu, a US deportee Juba said was a Congolese citizen, the US has yet to undo its visa ban.

Nigeria braces for revenue hit from oil price slump after Trump tariffs

Oil is trading at four-year lows over fears of a global recession.

South Africa’s ANC seeks coalition ‘reset’ amid budget row

The government is trying to allay investor and business concerns over a potential collapse of the coalition formed less than a year ago.

Ivorian digital bank reaches 1M users

Abidjan-based digital bank Djamo raised $17 million this month, one of the largest venture capital rounds by an Ivorian startup.

Analysis: Using homegrown funds to drive Africa’s transformation

African countries must expand their investment focus to leverage $4.5 trillion of underinvested wealth.

African basketball league turns to NBA franchise model

Investors back NBA style model to help ensure “sustainable growth” for the Basketball Africa League.

AI threatens Africa’s outsourcing market, report warns

At least 40% of tasks currently performed by outsourcing agencies across the continent could be automated by 2030.

Trump’s tariff whirlwind upends Africa’s US trade pact

AGOA, the bipartisan Clinton-era free trade deal, is now widely expected to lapse rather than be renewed.

South Africa’s coalition in jeopardy as budget row deepens

The second-largest party in the government voted opposed the fiscal plan passed by lawmakers.

SAfrica passes contentious budget without ANC securing top coalition partner’s support

The country has been in a budget deadlock for weeks.

Trump’s daughter’s father-in-law named senior adviser for Africa

Massad Boulos is set to travel to Africa to advance peace talks in the eastern DR Congo this week.