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Zimbabwe adds freight rail option to lithium export gateway
Zimbabwe's state-owned railway company said on Tuesday its collaboration with private operators now provides capacity to haul lithium concentrate to Maputo port...
Read moreDetailsAI could lift Sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says
Artificial intelligence could boost Sub-Saharan Africa's economy by about 4% over the next decade with better electricity supply, internet access...
Read moreDetailsAfrica’s top health official asks US to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda
The head of Africa's top public health agency said he had written to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....
Read moreDetailsAfrican entrepreneurs work in challenging environments, and others may benefit from the skills they have developed
When people talk about entrepreneurship in Africa, the conversation usually starts with everything that’s missing. Limited funding. Weak infrastructure. Poor...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia’s 2026 General Election: Progress, Challenges, and Implications
The new parliament is expected to convene in October to re-elect Abiy for another five-year term. Turnout was 94%. More...
Read moreDetailsSao Tome and Principe President Vila Nova wins second term, preliminary results show
Sao Tome and Principe President Carlos Vila Nova has won a second five-year term, according to preliminary results from the...
Read moreDetailsMali insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend,...
Read moreDetailsWest Africa’s ECOWAS bloc signs agreement backing Nigeria-Morocco atlantic gas pipeline, statement reports
Member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) signed an intergovernmental agreement on Sunday in Freetown backing...
Read moreDetailsCanada to temporarily bar entry for foreigners who have recently been to Congo, against UN advice
The Canadian government said on Sunday it would deny entry to any foreigner who has been to Congo within the...
Read moreDetailsKenya investigating cybersecurity incident affecting president’s website
Kenya's Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy said on Saturday it was investigating a cybersecurity incident that affected...
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