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Ghanaian nationals ask ICC to probe xenophobic violence in South Africa
Two Ghanaian nationals have petitioned the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into attacks against foreign nationals in...
Read moreDetailsAfrican banks bet on debt guarantees to lure private capital to infrastructure projects
With aid budgets shrinking and development finance under pressure, African governments and development banks are increasingly turning to debt guarantees to attract...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia opposition accuses government of pushing Tigray towards new war
Ethiopia's opposition People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) has accused the federal government of pushing the northern Tigray region towards a new...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS reaffirms plans to launch single currency in 2027
ECOWAS is forging ahead with plans for a single currency. The legal registration of the ECO trademark is progress, but...
Read moreDetailsWhat Bundibugyo Ebola vaccines and treatments are under development
Global health authorities are racing to identify medical options to help contain an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of...
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s ruling party meets as Biya’s long absence draws criticism
Cameroon's ruling party called a rare meeting of senior leaders on Wednesday as criticism mounted over the continued absence of...
Read moreDetailsWest African bloc calls for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader’s release
The West African bloc ECOWAS urged Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally release all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe adds freight rail option to lithium export gateway
Zimbabwe's state-owned railway company said on Tuesday its collaboration with private operators now provides capacity to haul lithium concentrate to Maputo port...
Read moreDetailsAI could lift Sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says
Artificial intelligence could boost Sub-Saharan Africa's economy by about 4% over the next decade with better electricity supply, internet access...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s top health official asks US to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda
The head of Africa's top public health agency said he had written to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
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