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Nigeria arraigns five accused in 2022 Catholic church massacre in Abuja court
Nigerian prosecutors on Monday arraigned five men accused of carrying out a deadly Islamist militant attack on a Catholic church in Owo,...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa to offer US a revised trade deal on Tuesday
South Africa will submit a revised offer for a trade deal to Washington on Tuesday, the trade minister said, in...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Development Bank to finance $500 million of Ethiopia’s new airport
The African Development Bank will contribute $500 million towards the financing of a new airport in Ethiopia - which is...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s DA thinks U.S. trade deal unlikely without changes to race policies
The second biggest party in South Africa's ruling coalition thinks the 30% tariff Donald Trump imposed on its exports to...
Read moreDetailsTwo generals and more than 40 soldiers arrested over coup allegations in Mali
At least 45 Malian soldiers, including two generals, were arrested over the weekend for attempts to ”destabilise the institutions" in...
Read moreDetailsKenya taps development banks for airport expansion after ditching Adani deal
Kenya has invited international development lenders to finance a $2 billion expansion of its main airport in Nairobi nine months...
Read moreDetailsChad: 20-year prison sentence handed to opposition politician Succès Masra
20 years in prison, and a 1 billion CFA franc fine. This is the hefty sentence Chadian opposition politician and...
Read moreDetailsZambia concerned by ‘financial strain’ of new US visa bond
Zambia's government voiced concern on Friday about the "unnecessary financial strain" that would be caused by a new rule requiring...
Read moreDetailsM23 rebel group says no invitation received to Doha peace talks with Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has not received an invitation to peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo scheduled...
Read moreDetailsSouth African court orders repatriation of ex-Zambian leader Lungu’s body
A South African court on Friday ordered the repatriation of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's body for a state funeral,...
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