Africa News Matters https://africanewsmatters.com/ Get the Whole Story Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:50:34 +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 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> 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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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/top-civil-servant-apologises-for-breaking-lobbying-rules-over-palantir-adviser/feed/ 0 Warsh’ed and gleaned  https://africanewsmatters.com/warshed-and-gleaned/ https://africanewsmatters.com/warshed-and-gleaned/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:49:42 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/warshed-and-gleaned/ The new Fed chair’s first meeting contained enough information to move rate markets higher

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/warshed-and-gleaned/feed/ 0 Cuba passes ‘urgent’ reforms to liberalise economy under US pressure https://africanewsmatters.com/cuba-passes-urgent-reforms-to-liberalise-economy-under-us-pressure/ https://africanewsmatters.com/cuba-passes-urgent-reforms-to-liberalise-economy-under-us-pressure/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:49:42 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/cuba-passes-urgent-reforms-to-liberalise-economy-under-us-pressure/ Measures could be communist island’s biggest shake-up since the early years of the revolution in the 1960s

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/cuba-passes-urgent-reforms-to-liberalise-economy-under-us-pressure/feed/ 0 The Knicks’ victory points to the value of scarcity https://africanewsmatters.com/the-knicks-victory-points-to-the-value-of-scarcity/ https://africanewsmatters.com/the-knicks-victory-points-to-the-value-of-scarcity/#respond Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:20:03 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/the-knicks-victory-points-to-the-value-of-scarcity/ The NBA team’s value continues to rise as investors chase a limited number of assets

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