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Boeing says Air Senegal will purchase nine 737-MAX planes
Boeing said on Monday that Air Senegal will purchase nine Boeing 737-MAX aircraft under a deal signed at the Dubai Airshow....
Read moreDetailsDR Congo extends ban on trade in minerals from sites in war-hit east
The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended for six months a ban on the trading of minerals from dozens of...
Read moreDetailsTanzania president names new finance minister, keeps foreign and mining ministers
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday named the East African country's ambassador to China, Khamis Mussa Omar, as the...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo produces first 1,000 tons of traceable artisanal cobalt
The state cobalt agency in Democratic Republic of Congo has produced its first 1,000 metric tons of traceable artisanal cobalt,...
Read moreDetailsNigeria dumps mother-tongue education – just as Ghana embraces it
Africa’s latest education divide isn’t about budgets, access or even digital transformation, intrestingly, it’s about language, and two West African...
Read moreDetailsTimbuktu’s ancient manuscripts return after years away
In a room at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, staff photograph and scan fragile manuscripts, page by page. These...
Read moreDetailsCongo, M23 sign framework for peace in Qatar, more steps needed
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group signed a framework agreement on Saturday for a peace deal...
Read moreDetailsKenya says former soldiers among citizens fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Kenya's foreign affairs minister said on Wednesday that former soldiers are among the over 200 Kenyans believed to be fighting...
Read moreDetailsCourt weighs bid to disqualify CAR president Touadéra from election
A constitutional court in the Central African Republic began examining on Wednesday a request to disqualify the head of state...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan’s president sacks vice president and potential successor
South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has sacked one of his five vice presidents in a series of firings that come...
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