On the Discourse this morning, we turn our attention to South Africa's trade relationship with the United States.  This as the partnership faces a critical test with  Washington reviewing the Pretoria's eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA. The programme has provided South African exporters with preferential access to the American market, supporting key industries, businesses and jobs. With diplomatic and trade relations between Pretoria and Washington under pressure, the government faces the challenge of protecting these economic gains while advancing South Africa's national interests. We spoke to spokesperson for South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Kaamil Alli

On the Discourse this morning, we turn our attention to South Africa's trade relationship with the United States. &nbsp;This as the partnership faces a critical test with &nbsp;Washington reviewing the Pretoria's eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA. The programme has provided South African exporters with preferential access to the American market, supporting key industries, businesses and jobs. With diplomatic and trade relations between Pretoria and Washington under pressure, the government faces the challenge of protecting these economic gains while advancing South Africa's national interests. We spoke to spokesperson for South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Kaamil Alli

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AGOA review puts South Africa-US trade ties to the test, with jobs, exports and Africa's economic interests at stake

The World Health Organisation says it hopes the TUMANI vaccine trials currently underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC will be able to respond to the urgent scientific questions regarding the current outbreak of the ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus disease. TUMANI,  which means hope in Swahili,  is a clinical trial, designed so that several vaccine candidates could be evaluated within one research framework, using a ring-vaccination approach involving contacts of people with confirmed disease. The trials are led by the government of the DRC, integrated into the outbreak response and managed by the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, the national public health and biomedical research institute. Thuto Ngobeni has more...

The World Health Organisation says it hopes the TUMANI vaccine trials currently underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC will be able to respond to the urgent scientific questions regarding the current outbreak of the ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus disease. TUMANI, &nbsp;which means hope in Swahili, &nbsp;is a clinical trial, designed so that several vaccine candidates could be evaluated within one research framework, using a ring-vaccination approach involving contacts of people with confirmed disease. The trials are led by the government of the DRC, integrated into the outbreak response and managed by the Institut National de Recherche Biom&eacute;dicale, the national public health and biomedical research institute. Thuto Ngobeni has more...

WHO hopes DRC’s TUMANI vaccine trials will help accelerate the fight against the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has officially ended its operations and entered a liquidation phase after a diplomatic deadlock at the UN Security Council over the weekend. The mission, which had monitored a ceasefire since 1991, expired at midnight on Saturday following reciprocal vetoes from the United States and Russia, A resolution proposed by the U.S. sought to extend the mission for one year, establishing Morocco's autonomy plan as the exclusive framework for future negotiations and eliminating the term "Referendum" from the mission's official title. Russia vetoed this proposal, stating it disregarded the interests of the Polisario Front and eliminated the possibility of self-determination. A counter-resolution from Moscow to extend the mandate under its current terms was also vetoed by Washington. The termination of the mandate leaves the disputed territory without an active ceasefire monitor or neutral buffer for the first time in thirty years, raising the risk of renewed armed conflict between Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara has officially ended its operations and entered a liquidation phase after a diplomatic deadlock at the UN Security Council over the weekend. The mission, which had monitored a ceasefire since 1991, expired at midnight on Saturday following reciprocal vetoes from the United States and Russia, A resolution proposed by the U.S. sought to extend the mission for one year, establishing Morocco's autonomy plan as the exclusive framework for future negotiations and eliminating the term "Referendum" from the mission's official title. Russia vetoed this proposal, stating it disregarded the interests of the Polisario Front and eliminated the possibility of self-determination. A counter-resolution from Moscow to extend the mandate under its current terms was also vetoed by Washington. The termination of the mandate leaves the disputed territory without an active ceasefire monitor or neutral buffer for the first time in thirty years, raising the risk of renewed armed conflict between Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario Front.

Western Sahara faces renewed conflict risks as UN peacekeeping mission ends after Security Council deadlock

Cameroonian opposition parties have strongly condemned the government's three-month nationwide suspension of the National Salvation Front of Cameroon (FSNC), the political party led by prominent opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary. The suspension, issued last week by Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji, blocks all party activities until late January 2027 under allegations of inciting violence and threatening public order following the disputed October 2025 presidential election. Opposition groups in the country have unified in denouncing the ban as a politically motivated manoeuvre designed to shrink democratic space, and disrupt the opposition ahead of the upcoming local and parliamentary elections in early 2027.To discuss this further we are now joined by Paul Anchang, Cameroon based political analyst

Cameroonian opposition parties have strongly condemned the government's three-month nationwide suspension of the National Salvation Front of Cameroon (FSNC), the political party led by prominent opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary. The suspension, issued last week by Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji, blocks all party activities until late January 2027 under allegations of inciting violence and threatening public order following the disputed October 2025 presidential election. Opposition groups in the country have unified in denouncing the ban as a politically motivated manoeuvre designed to shrink democratic space, and disrupt the opposition ahead of the upcoming local and parliamentary elections in early 2027.To discuss this further we are now joined by Paul Anchang, Cameroon based political analyst

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