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Former Mali PM Boubèye Maïga dies in detention
The former Prime Minister of Mali, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, died on Monday at 67 years old in Bamako, where he...
Read moreDetailsTanzania president agrees to law review after 2025 general elections
Tanzania will begin the process of drafting a new constitution after the 2025 general elections. A statement issued by State...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa: Court halts Amazon HQ project on “sacred land”
There has been a mixed reaction among representatives of South Africa's Khoi and San communities after a Cape Town court...
Read moreDetailsZambia arrests leader of main opposition party for alleged corruption
Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested the leader of the nation's main opposition party for corruption involving more than $500,000,...
Read moreDetailsMali records highest cotton production
Mali has recorded its largest cotton production of more than 760,000 tons for the 2021-2022 season. The President of the...
Read moreDetailsPortuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visits EU training mission in Mozambique
Portuguese president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, wrapped up a three-day trip to Mozambique on Sunday with a visit to two...
Read moreDetailsEcowas envoy leaves Mali without deal on election date
Mali’s transitional government on Sunday said it had not yet reached an agreement with West Africa’s regional bloc on when...
Read moreDetailsHeavy rain raises hopes for Ivory Coast cocoa mid-crop
Heavy rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions revived hopes of a strong April-to-September mid-crop after an...
Read moreDetailsZambia: Provisional liquidator Konkola Copper Mines resigns
The provisional liquidator of Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a company over which Vedanta Resources and the government have been...
Read moreDetailsECOWAS says its ready to support transition implementation in Burkina Faso
The President of Burkina Faso, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has...
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