Uganda in talks with UAE investment firm over planned oil refinery
Uganda is negotiating with an investment company led by a member of Dubai's royal family to develop a planned $4...
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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken pledges $45 mln to boost coastal West Africa security
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring...
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Former French President says Niger coup is doomed to “failure”; Germany backs EU sanctions against junta
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday predicted the "certain" failure of the perpetrators of the coup in Niger, believing...
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Nigeria’s NNPC obtains a $3 billion loan to stabilize the foreign exchange market
The biggest economy in Africa, Nigeria has been trying to increase its reserves and stop the decline of its currency,...
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BRICS nations to meet in South Africa seeking to blunt Western dominance
BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for...
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ECOWAS says ‘we are going into Niger’ if all else fails
The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there...
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Niger students rally in support of coup leader
Around a hundred students have demonstrated in the Nigerien capital Niamey to support the military who took control of the...
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UN human rights office shuts in Uganda
After 18 years of operating in Kampala, the UN's human rights mission will close on Saturday because the Ugandan government...
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