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Emirates Airlines to resume flights to Nigeria and lifts visa ban
Emirates Airlines is set to resume its flight schedules to Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will lift the...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe president appoints son, nephew as deputy ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa faced criticism on Monday for appointing his son, David Kudakwashe Mnangagwa, as the deputy finance minister in...
Read moreDetailsKenya: Challenging first year for President William Ruto
Kenya’s President William Ruto was inaugurated exactly one year ago on Wednesday as the country’s fifth president, and analysts have...
Read moreDetailsAU plans to launch its own credit ratings agency
The African Union plans to launch a new African credit rating agency next year to address the group's concerns that...
Read moreDetailsGabon PM says two years ‘reasonable’ for return to civilian rule
A two-year deadline for the free elections promised in Gabon by the military that overthrew President Ali Bongo is a...
Read moreDetailsNiger junta accuses France of deploying troops for possible intervention; Macron says forces will redeploy only at Bazoum’s requests
Niger's junta on Sunday accused France of deploying troops in several West African countries as part of preparations for a...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia says it has completed filling of disputed dam project’s reservoir
Ethiopia said on Sunday it had completed the fourth and final phase of filling a reservoir for its planned massive...
Read moreDetailsTanzania opposition leader, Tundu Lissu released on bail – party
One of Tanzania's main opposition leaders and former presidential candidate Tundu Lissu was released on bail early on Monday, hours...
Read moreDetailsSouth African rand jumps ahead of manufacturing data, U.S. CPI
The South African rand jumped against a weaker dollar early on Monday as investors awaited local manufacturing data later in...
Read moreDetailsOutrage in Chad after soldier killed by French nurse
Angry protesters in Chad tried to storm a French military base over the fatal shooting of a local soldier. He...
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