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Zimbabwe suspends bank lending
Authorities in Zimbabwe have ordered banks to stop lending with immediate effect on Saturday. According to the governrment, the decision...
Read moreDetailsFirst Quantum Minerals approves $1.25 billion mine expansion in Zambia
First Quantum Minerals said on Sunday that its board has approved plans for a $1.25 billion expansion of the company’s...
Read moreDetailsDozens dead after suspected militia raid in eastern Congo
Dozens of people were killed and many more are missing after armed men raided a mining encampment near the town...
Read moreDetailsSomali president announces candidacy for second term
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has formally announced his candidacy for a second term in the presidential elections due on...
Read moreDetailsSomalia requests IMF for financial support extension
Somalia's government has asked the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to extend its financial support by three months to August 17th....
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan sells future oil to pay salary arrears
The announcement that South Sudan’s crude oil has been sold in advance to pay for salary arrears has come in...
Read moreDetailsMorocco says Nigeria pipeline ‘on track’
A Moroccan government spokesman says that a pipeline project with Nigeria is "on the right track", amid a spat with...
Read moreDetailsMozambique rules out subsidies on bread and fuel
The Mozambican government has ruled out subsidies on bread and fuels amid a rise in cost of living. Prime Minister...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan: Dozens killed in violence
Dozens of people have recently been killed in violence that includes beheadings and sexual attacks in a volatile county in...
Read moreDetailsTogo MPs pass vote to join Commonwealth
The parliament in Togo has approved a resolution last Friday asking the government to make a formal bid for membership...
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