Africa News Matters https://africanewsmatters.com/ Get the Whole Story Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:29:44 +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 Green activist who celebrated Iran’s ‘resistance’ elected to party council https://africanewsmatters.com/green-activist-who-celebrated-irans-resistance-elected-to-party-council/ https://africanewsmatters.com/green-activist-who-celebrated-irans-resistance-elected-to-party-council/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:29:43 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/green-activist-who-celebrated-irans-resistance-elected-to-party-council/ Eleanora Folan had praised Tehran’s ‘courageous fight against the imperialist dogs’

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/green-activist-who-celebrated-irans-resistance-elected-to-party-council/feed/ 0 US government debt hits $40tn as borrowing rises at historic rate https://africanewsmatters.com/us-government-debt-hits-40tn-as-borrowing-rises-at-historic-rate/ https://africanewsmatters.com/us-government-debt-hits-40tn-as-borrowing-rises-at-historic-rate/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:29:43 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/us-government-debt-hits-40tn-as-borrowing-rises-at-historic-rate/ Public spending surges despite Donald Trump’s vow to stabilise America’s public finances

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/us-government-debt-hits-40tn-as-borrowing-rises-at-historic-rate/feed/ 0 Realism Is Unrealistic https://africanewsmatters.com/realism-is-unrealistic/ https://africanewsmatters.com/realism-is-unrealistic/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:09:43 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/realism-is-unrealistic/ How useful is a theory about power that consistently fails to explain what the world’s most powerful country does?

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/realism-is-unrealistic/feed/ 0 As the Israeli Election Nears, Trump Has Leverage Over Netanyahu https://africanewsmatters.com/as-the-israeli-election-nears-trump-has-leverage-over-netanyahu/ https://africanewsmatters.com/as-the-israeli-election-nears-trump-has-leverage-over-netanyahu/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:09:43 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/as-the-israeli-election-nears-trump-has-leverage-over-netanyahu/ A White House endorsement could improve the Israeli leader’s chances of winning.

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/as-the-israeli-election-nears-trump-has-leverage-over-netanyahu/feed/ 0 Ukraine’s War Widows Are Fighting for Money https://africanewsmatters.com/ukraines-war-widows-are-fighting-for-money/ https://africanewsmatters.com/ukraines-war-widows-are-fighting-for-money/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:09:43 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/ukraines-war-widows-are-fighting-for-money/ Their husbands died defending the country—and now their families are struggling for compensation.

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/ukraines-war-widows-are-fighting-for-money/feed/ 0 Can Venezuela’s Opposition Find A Path to Power? https://africanewsmatters.com/can-venezuelas-opposition-find-a-path-to-power/ https://africanewsmatters.com/can-venezuelas-opposition-find-a-path-to-power/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:09:43 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/can-venezuelas-opposition-find-a-path-to-power/ As Delcy Rodríguez clings to power, dissidents wonder who to trust.

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/can-venezuelas-opposition-find-a-path-to-power/feed/ 0 Stripe to buy start-up OpenRouter in $8bn deal https://africanewsmatters.com/stripe-to-buy-start-up-openrouter-in-8bn-deal/ https://africanewsmatters.com/stripe-to-buy-start-up-openrouter-in-8bn-deal/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:09:41 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/stripe-to-buy-start-up-openrouter-in-8bn-deal/ Payment processor’s largest-ever acquisition is part of broader effort to expand into AI economy

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/stripe-to-buy-start-up-openrouter-in-8bn-deal/feed/ 0 Meet Gregory Fenelon, the (self-declared) $14bn man https://africanewsmatters.com/meet-gregory-fenelon-the-self-declared-14bn-man/ https://africanewsmatters.com/meet-gregory-fenelon-the-self-declared-14bn-man/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:09:41 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/meet-gregory-fenelon-the-self-declared-14bn-man/ He has big stakes. We have big questions.

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/meet-gregory-fenelon-the-self-declared-14bn-man/feed/ 0 Fed officials express rising concern over persistently high inflation https://africanewsmatters.com/fed-officials-express-rising-concern-over-persistently-high-inflation/ https://africanewsmatters.com/fed-officials-express-rising-concern-over-persistently-high-inflation/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:09:41 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/fed-officials-express-rising-concern-over-persistently-high-inflation/ Minutes from July central bank meeting show ‘many’ policymakers are prepared to increase borrowing costs

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]]> https://africanewsmatters.com/fed-officials-express-rising-concern-over-persistently-high-inflation/feed/ 0 Private credit risks remain at large https://africanewsmatters.com/private-credit-risks-remain-at-large/ https://africanewsmatters.com/private-credit-risks-remain-at-large/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:30:32 +0000 https://africanewsmatters.com/private-credit-risks-remain-at-large/ Regulators and investors should pay attention to the strain in the direct loan market

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