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Guinea-Bissau: Presidential campaign kicks off without main opposition party
The presidential campaign in Guinea-Bissau kicked off this weekend without the main opposition party. The country’s 860,000 voters will head...
Read moreDetailsWorld Bank’s investment arm to boost local-currency lending in Africa
The International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private investment arm, is expanding its local-currency lending and direct investments into companies...
Read moreDetailsTanzania’s President Hassan sworn in after deadly election violence
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan vowed on Monday to move on from deadly protests set off by last week's disputed election as...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Dangote refinery ramps up output on back of new fuel import duty
Nigeria's Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Africa's largest oil refinery, is ramping up output to meet national petrol and diesel demand, it...
Read moreDetailsUN calls for Western Sahara talks based on Morocco’s autonomy plan
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Friday stating that genuine autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty...
Read moreDetailsTanzania’s main opposition rejects Hassan’s election win after deadly protests
Tanzania's main opposition party rejected President Samia Suluhu Hassan's landslide victory in elections that triggered deadly protests across the East African nation over the...
Read moreDetailsUS President threatens military action in Nigeria over “treatment of Christians”
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible "fast" military action...
Read moreDetailsCameroon opposition leader Tchiroma vows to resist until “final victory” over President Biya
Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he will continue to reject the results of this month’s presidential election until...
Read moreDetailsGhana orders first major audit of mining firms in a decade
Ghana, Africa’s top gold producer, has launched its most aggressive mining audit in a decade, targeting top miners to recover...
Read moreDetailsNigerian oil firm NNPC seeks equity partners to revive refineries, CEO says
Nigerian state-owned oil firm NNPC Ltd is seeking technical equity partners to help revive three of its refineries which have...
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