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Ethiopian Prime Minister hails BRICS membership
Ethiopia's admission to the Brics, a bloc of emerging countries that until now has included Brazil, Russia, India, China and...
Read moreDetailsGabon’s president eyes third term as opposition seeks end to Bongo dynasty rule
Gabonese President Ali Bongo has campaigned for re-election in remote corners of the rainforested nation this month, seeking to dispel...
Read moreDetailsBRICS bank can help African countries tackle urgent challenges – NDB President
The New Development Bank created by BRICS countries in 2015 can help finance African countries' projects to tackle their most...
Read moreDetailsAfrican Union suspends Niger over coup, prepares sanctions; France denies report it asked Algeria to use airspace for a Niger operation
The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following the military coup there and told its members...
Read moreDetailsCentral Africa militia leader tells ICC he had no role in 2013-14 violence
A former militia leader from the Central African Republic on Tuesday told judges at the International Criminal Court that he...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS envoy to Niger says meeting with junta was ‘fruitful’
Nigeria's former military president, Abdulsalami Abubakar, who led a mission from West African regional bloc ECOWAS to Niger to negotiate...
Read moreDetailsLarge investments expected at first Africa climate summit
Deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to be struck at next month's Africa Climate Summit, including increasingly...
Read moreDetailsKenya deploys reconnaissance mission to Haiti
A delegation of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Sunday. Nearly a dozen senior police officers left the Toussaint...
Read moreDetailsSpeculation grows in Zimbabwe about a ‘Mnangagwa third term’ ahead vote for second one
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa is slated to pursue a second five-year term next week. According to the constitution, this term...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s president swears-in ministers, slow growth and insecurity among concerns
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu swore in ministers to his cabinet on Monday, nearly three months after his inauguration. The President...
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