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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine cleared to challenge Museveni again
Ugandan opposition leader, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, was cleared on Wednesday to stand for president, pitting him against Yoweri Museveni...
Read moreDetailsIndia’s EXIM Bank boosts credit to exporters hit by US tariffs, eyes Africa expansion
India's Export-Import (EXIM) Bank is increasing credit support to exporters and helping them diversify into newer markets, particularly Africa, following...
Read moreDetailsUganda’s Museveni cleared to seek reelection, eyes near half-century rule
Uganda's Electoral Commission on Tuesday cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection in polls due to be held early...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s overnight lending rate falls 100 bps on excess liquidity, policy shift
Nigeria's overnight lending rate fell by 100 basis points to 25.5% on Wednesday, traders said, after the central bank adjusted...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s president says trade is being used as a ‘weapon’
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday his country is in talks with a U.S. trade representative to reduce...
Read moreDetailsWest Africans sent by US to Ghana have been deported, lawyer says
Eleven West Africans transferred from the United States to Ghana as part of an agreement with the Trump administration have...
Read moreDetailsMalawi president concedes election defeat hours before result announcement
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded defeat in the Southern African country's presidential election, less than two hours before...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo will not ‘auction’ mineral resources to the US, president says
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday that a U.S.-mediated peace deal signed with Rwanda in June...
Read moreDetailsKenyan aviation workers give seven-day notice for strike
Kenya Aviation Workers Union on Tuesday gave seven days notice for strike action, demanding the resignation of the Kenya Airports...
Read moreDetailsEswatini says Jamaican man deported by US has been repatriated
A Jamaican man deported from the United States to the southern African country of Eswatini two months ago has been...
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