SOUTH AFRICA SAYS US MISREPRESENTED ITS POLICIES AFTER VISA CURBS. (PHOTO).

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 South Africa says US misrepresented its policies after visa curbs South Africa's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that it ‌had noted with concern U.S. visa restrictions on some people from South Africa announced by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio a day earlier. The foreign ministry added in a statement that ⁠the U.S. announcement aligned with "the mischaracterisation of South Africa's domestic policies by fringe groups". "We maintain that challenges in our bilateral relations with the USA can only be resolved by constructive engagement through state actors on both sides of the diplomatic channel not unilateral acts," the statement said, Reuters reported. Trump has repeatedly criticized ‌South ⁠Africa since the start of his second term for what he falsely claims is the racial persecution of its white minority, citing affirmative action laws aimed at ⁠addressing the inequality that has persisted since apartheid. It was not clear who would be impacted by...

IMF SAYS SENEGAL VISIT WAS CONSTRUCTIVE, WILL TALK MORE ABOUT PROGRAMME REQUEST. (PHOTO).


 IMF says Senegal visit was constructive, will talk more about programme request


The International Monetary Fund said on ​Monday that its staff had "open and constructive technical discussions" ‌on a visit to Senegal and it would hold more talks over the West African country's request for a support programme.


Senegal ​and the Fund have been in talks ​to resolve a hidden debt issue since the ⁠country's then-new leaders revealed the problem in 2024.


It said IMF staff would continue discussions over policies and reforms that could be supported by a new lending programme, including measures to address debt vulnerabilities, ​strengthen debt management ​and enhance ⁠public governance.


The Fund froze its previous $1.8 billion ​lending ⁠programme after the larger debt pile came to light, and Senegal has been largely shut out of international ⁠capital ​markets, leaving it reliant on ​regional borrowing.

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