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Almonty and Rwanda form tungsten venture backed by US economic framework
Toronto-based Almonty Industries said on Monday it had signed a deal with Rwanda to develop and process tungsten, giving the country...
Read moreDetailsNairobi to host 2029 World Athletics Championships in African first
Nairobi has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, with the Kenyan capital becoming the first African city...
Read moreDetailsSenegal and Eni sign MoU to evaluate five offshore blocks
Senegal and Italian oil company Eni have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct preliminary studies and evaluate the potential of...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s NLNG aims to start up Train 7 LNG project by end-2027
Nigerian LNG producer NLNG aims to start up its $10 billion Train 7 LNG project by the end of 2027,...
Read moreDetailsNigerian billionaire Dangote launches oil refinery IPO, Africa’s biggest share sale
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on Monday launched Africa's largest share sale yet with the initial public offering of his oil...
Read moreDetailsThe interpreter giving a voice to the deaf in Abidjan
An estimated 75,000 people with hearing loss live in Ivory Coast. For many of them, daily tasks that often require...
Read moreDetailsSenegal’s President to meet IMF chief in Washington on September 15
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will hold talks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on September 15 in...
Read moreDetailsNiger appoints new Chief of Staff of Armed Forces after foiled mutiny
Two weeks after a foiled mutiny attempted to oust him from power, the head of Niger’s military regime has appointed...
Read moreDetailsCameroon’s economic capital Douala wakes up underwater after heavy rains
A pregnant woman has died of electrocution in Cameroon after heavy rains lashed the city of Douala, causing severe flooding....
Read moreDetailsSenegalese company produces first Africa-made treatment for sickle cell disease
Mamadou Tahirou is 18 but he looks more like a 12-year-old, his frame frail from the ravages of sickle cell...
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