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Africa’s telecom towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge
Soaring diesel prices linked to the Iran war are accelerating a continent‑wide shift in Africa’s telecom industry, pushing operators to...
Read moreDetailsZambia says US health deal must be uncoupled from minerals access
Zambia's government said on Monday that it opposed a U.S. attempt to tie health funding to access to critical minerals,...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s President Faye says ruling party, led by PM Sonko, risks ‘collapse’
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the ruling party is on a path that could lead to its downfall but...
Read moreDetailsAt least 130 Nigerians seek repatriation from South Africa after protests, Abuja says
At least 130 Nigerian citizens in South Africa have asked their government to fly them home after a protests there...
Read moreDetailsTanzania shuts camp housing thousands of Burundi refugees
Tanzania has closed a camp housing thousands of Burundian refugees and repatriated all but a handful, activists and the United...
Read moreDetailsMali investigates soldiers over role in coordinated insurgent attacks
Malian authorities are investigating soldiers suspected of involvement in last week's coordinated attacks on army bases across the country by militants linked...
Read moreDetailsTaiwan president defiant as begins Eswatini trip; China calls him a ‘rat’
Taiwan has a right to engage with the world and no country can stop that, President Lai Ching-te told Eswatini's...
Read moreDetailsDRC: US sanctions Joseph Kabila over alleged M23 support
The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of providing...
Read moreDetailsKremlin says Russian forces will stay in Mali as insurgents press attacks
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the military-led government battle insurgents as...
Read moreDetailsGabon to audit public debt as it signs $150 million World Bank deal
Gabon's finance ministry said on Thursday it had signed an additional programme worth $150 million with the World Bank, bringing...
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