The Dutch government is to put restrictions on the country’s “most advanced” microchip technology exports to protect national security, following a similar move by the US. It will include products…
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Mozambique: Bus operators halt travel to Durban after attacks
Mozambique’s transport operators have announced that they will no longer cross into South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province because of growing insecurity on the road. Bus and taxi operators would stop at…
South Africa: President Ramaphosa denies his ministers ‘live like rock stars’
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed claims that his new cabinet is bloated and says he is committed to restructuring the government. Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen…
Nigeria: Authorities probe Lufthansa for alleged mistreatment
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has begun investigations into the alleged maltreatment of more than 200 Nigeria-bound passengers by German airline, Lufthansa Airlines. Local media said the carrier last Friday…
Mozambique: Cyclone Freddy expected to make landfall for the second time
Cyclone Freddy is expected to make landfall again in Mozambique later this week after it struck Madagascar for a second time on Monday. It killed four people on the Indian…
Tanzania: Forex reserves running low
Tanzania and her East African neighbours are facing a foreign currency reserve crisis. President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tanzania had received requests to offer guarantees for their fuel imports. She…
Kenya: US dollar shortage out of our control – minister
Kenya’s Trade Minister Moses Kuria has said the dollar shortage in the country is beyond the government’s control. Mr Kuria told MPs that the shortage was a global issue but…
Indonesia: Officials jailed over Kanjuruhan stadium deaths
Two football club officials have been jailed over the Indonesia stadium crush last October which killed 135 people. The Kanjuruhan stadium crush in Malang, East Java occurred after police fired…
USA: Tiger Woods sued by ex-girlfriend for USD30million
Multiple lawsuits filed by an ex-girlfriend of golf superstar Tiger Woods asks a judge in Florida to cancel a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she signed with him and award her a…
Thailand: Man jailed for insulting king over duck calendar
A Thai man has been jailed for two years for selling calendars which featured satirical comments and rubber ducks in royal regalia, which prosecutors said defamed the monarchy. Narathorn Chotmankongsin,…