Regions
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Namibia’s communication regulator dismisses Starlink appeal over license rejection
Namibia's communications regulator said on Monday it dismissed an appeal by Starlink against the rejection of its license applications, reaffirming...
Read moreDetailsNamibia says it is being removed from financial crime watchdog’s ‘grey list’
Namibia said on Friday that Paris-based financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was removing it from its...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe’s leader makes another move to consolidate power
Emmerson Mnangagwa's political skills may have earned him the nickname "The Crocodile", but it still took half a century of...
Read moreDetailsAfrican, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting
African and Caribbean nations on Friday demanded formal apologies from countries that benefited from transatlantic slavery, as well as debt...
Read moreDetailsVietnamese man deported to South Sudan by US leaves for home
A Vietnamese man deported by the United States to South Sudan a year ago as part of the Trump administration's...
Read moreDetailsGunfire erupts near airport in Niger’s capital
Gunfire erupted early on Thursday at the airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, residents told AFP, several months after a major jihadist...
Read moreDetailsDetained Ugandan lawyer charged with complicity in treason
A Ugandan opposition lawyer appeared in court Wednesday charged with complicity in treason, after the powerful army chief boasted of...
Read moreDetailsChina’s African tariff removals, trade surge spur yuan adoption
Surging Chinese trade with Africa and lifting of tariffs for most countries on the continent look set to boost yuan...
Read moreDetailsNamibia’s energy minister confirms removal of petroleum commissioner Shino
Namibia's energy minister confirmed the removal of Maggy Shino as the country's Petroleum Commissioner, ending months of speculation but did...
Read moreDetailsCongo miners seek delay to 5% worker equity rule before July deadline, sources say
Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking a delay to a government directive requiring them to grant a...
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