Africa News Matters https://africanewsmatters.com/ Get the Whole Story Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:39:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://africanewsmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/android-chrome-512x512-1.png Africa News Matters https://africanewsmatters.com/ 32 32 One person dead and 89 injured after UK train crash https://africanewsmatters.com/one-person-dead-and-89-injured-after-uk-train-crash/ https://africanewsmatters.com/one-person-dead-and-89-injured-after-uk-train-crash/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:39:57 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/one-person-dead-and-89-injured-after-uk-train-crash/ Collision on the Midland main line is the first fatal rail incident in nearly two years

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/one-person-dead-and-89-injured-after-uk-train-crash/feed/ 0 Trump accepts Qatar jet as new Air Force One despite ethics concerns https://africanewsmatters.com/trump-accepts-qatar-jet-as-new-air-force-one-despite-ethics-concerns/ https://africanewsmatters.com/trump-accepts-qatar-jet-as-new-air-force-one-despite-ethics-concerns/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:39:57 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/trump-accepts-qatar-jet-as-new-air-force-one-despite-ethics-concerns/ The $400mn gift has raised charges of conflicts between personal interests and official duties

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]]> The $400mn gift has raised charges of conflicts between personal interests and official dutiesOriginal Article

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/trump-accepts-qatar-jet-as-new-air-force-one-despite-ethics-concerns/feed/ 0 Labour MPs fear they will lose their seats if Starmer remains in Number 10 https://africanewsmatters.com/labour-mps-fear-they-will-lose-their-seats-if-starmer-remains-in-number-10/ https://africanewsmatters.com/labour-mps-fear-they-will-lose-their-seats-if-starmer-remains-in-number-10/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:39:55 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/labour-mps-fear-they-will-lose-their-seats-if-starmer-remains-in-number-10/ Prime minister’s support in the parliamentary party is ebbing away

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]]> Prime minister’s support in the parliamentary party is ebbing awayOriginal Article

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/labour-mps-fear-they-will-lose-their-seats-if-starmer-remains-in-number-10/feed/ 0 How Andy Burnham won Makerfield https://africanewsmatters.com/how-andy-burnham-won-makerfield/ https://africanewsmatters.com/how-andy-burnham-won-makerfield/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:50:33 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/how-andy-burnham-won-makerfield/ The Labour candidate beat Reform UK by eschewing Labour logos and focusing on local issues and his own personal appeal

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]]> The Labour candidate beat Reform UK by eschewing Labour logos and focusing on local issues and his own personal appealOriginal Article

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/how-andy-burnham-won-makerfield/feed/ 0 Unseating Starmer: Burnham’s next move https://africanewsmatters.com/unseating-starmer-burnhams-next-move/ https://africanewsmatters.com/unseating-starmer-burnhams-next-move/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:50:33 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/unseating-starmer-burnhams-next-move/ Plus, what Reform’s Makerfield defeat means for Farage

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/unseating-starmer-burnhams-next-move/feed/ 0 Third Heathrow runway would add just 0.05% to UK GDP, government finds https://africanewsmatters.com/third-heathrow-runway-would-add-just-0-05-to-uk-gdp-government-finds/ https://africanewsmatters.com/third-heathrow-runway-would-add-just-0-05-to-uk-gdp-government-finds/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:50:33 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/third-heathrow-runway-would-add-just-0-05-to-uk-gdp-government-finds/ Forecast by Department for Transport is a tenth of level predicted by the airport

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]]> Forecast by Department for Transport is a tenth of level predicted by the airportOriginal Article

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/third-heathrow-runway-would-add-just-0-05-to-uk-gdp-government-finds/feed/ 0 Gold coin salesman orchestrated plot to set up rival, court finds https://africanewsmatters.com/gold-coin-salesman-orchestrated-plot-to-set-up-rival-court-finds/ https://africanewsmatters.com/gold-coin-salesman-orchestrated-plot-to-set-up-rival-court-finds/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:09:51 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/gold-coin-salesman-orchestrated-plot-to-set-up-rival-court-finds/ Ex-employees of Hattons of London took confidential customer data amid a booming market for bullion

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]]> Ex-employees of Hattons of London took confidential customer data amid a booming market for bullionOriginal Article

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/gold-coin-salesman-orchestrated-plot-to-set-up-rival-court-finds/feed/ 0 Britain needs a Labour contest, not a coronation https://africanewsmatters.com/britain-needs-a-labour-contest-not-a-coronation/ https://africanewsmatters.com/britain-needs-a-labour-contest-not-a-coronation/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:59:44 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/britain-needs-a-labour-contest-not-a-coronation/ Andy Burnham should be tested on his policies against other leadership contenders

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/britain-needs-a-labour-contest-not-a-coronation/feed/ 0 Lebanon remains a dangerous victim of the unfinished Israel-Iran war https://africanewsmatters.com/lebanon-remains-a-dangerous-victim-of-the-unfinished-israel-iran-war/ https://africanewsmatters.com/lebanon-remains-a-dangerous-victim-of-the-unfinished-israel-iran-war/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:59:44 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/lebanon-remains-a-dangerous-victim-of-the-unfinished-israel-iran-war/ The country carries the seeds of escalation that could undo Trump’s tenuous deal with Tehran

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]]> The country carries the seeds of escalation that could undo Trump’s tenuous deal with TehranOriginal Article

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/lebanon-remains-a-dangerous-victim-of-the-unfinished-israel-iran-war/feed/ 0 Top civil servant apologises for breaking lobbying rules over Palantir adviser https://africanewsmatters.com/top-civil-servant-apologises-for-breaking-lobbying-rules-over-palantir-adviser/ https://africanewsmatters.com/top-civil-servant-apologises-for-breaking-lobbying-rules-over-palantir-adviser/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:59:44 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/top-civil-servant-apologises-for-breaking-lobbying-rules-over-palantir-adviser/ Samantha Jones failed to get clearance for consultancy work while at the Department for Health

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