February 15, 2025

Trump announces sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trading partners france24
Trump announces sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trading partners france24

Trump announces sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trading partners

US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on trading partners. They won't go into effect immediately but could be imposed within weeks. The announcement comes just ahead of Trump's meeting…
2 months ago
Medical care for Myanmar refugees paralysed as Trump shutters USAID
Medical care for Myanmar refugees paralysed as Trump shutters USAID

Medical care for Myanmar refugees paralysed as Trump shutters USAID

US President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign aid programmes and effectively shut down USAID – the US government agency responsible for international development – has rattled countries across Asia. In Thailand,…
2 months ago
My Hustle: On the move with Fulani herders
My Hustle: On the move with Fulani herders

My Hustle: On the move with Fulani herders

On this episode of My Hustle, The 77 Percent's Samson Adeleke joins Fulani herders with their cattle. He gets a taste of life on the move in northern Nigeria and discovers how…
2 months ago
DR Congo: 14 South African troops killed by M23 in late January
DR Congo: 14 South African troops killed by M23 in late January

DR Congo: 14 South African troops killed by M23 in late January

Regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue their advance through eastern DR Congo. Thousands of people have been killed since the Rwandan-backed rebels stepped up their offensive by capturing Goma…
2 months ago
Across Africa | Africa and AI
Across Africa | Africa and AI

Africa and AI

Tech innovators tailoring artificial intelligence to the continent's context head to Paris for a global summit on the tech's next steps. A parallel event spotlights the regional push to develop AI in…
2 months ago
The lost children of Romania’s Ceaușescu dictatorship
The lost children of Romania’s Ceaușescu dictatorship

The lost children of Romania’s Ceaușescu dictatorship

Thirty-five years after the horrors of the Ceaușescu dictatorship were discovered in Romania, our reporters investigated one of the darkest episodes in the country's history – the squalid, state-run institutions where thousands…
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