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South Africa to reallocate $3.5B of budget to revive economy
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a raft of policy reform plans on Friday,...
Kenya’s president signs finance bill with contested new taxes into law
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a new finance bill into law, officially introducing...
World Bank: Zambia not in debt distress
A World Bank economist said Thursday Zambia is not in debt distress but warned...
Kenyan lawmakers back plan to cut tax on petro products in half
Kenya’s parliament accepted by acclamation a suggestion by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s move to reduce...
Nigeria pumps brakes on relaunching national airline
Nigeria has suspended plans to relaunch its national airline two months after the attempt...
Italy judge set to give first ruling in Nigeria oil graft case
Oil majors Shell and Eni will be carefully monitoring a first ruling this week...
Congo reports Ebola death close to busy Ugandan border
A Congolese woman who refused an Ebola vaccination and then disappeared has died of the virus near the heavily traveled border with Uganda, which...
US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia
A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack in southern Somalia, the...
Tanzania ferry disaster:Captain arrested as death toll rises to over 200
The captain of an overloaded ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria has been arrested as Tanzania mourns more than 200 people killed in the...
Cameroon’s Presidential election campaign kicks off
Campaigns for Cameroon’s October 7 presidential election have officially begun. Opposition parties have failed to agree on a single candidate to face incumbent President...
ICC will not investigate post poll violence in Gabon
The International Criminal Court will not open a formal investigation into claims of post-election violence following the disputed 2016 presidential election.
Through a statement issued...
Congo reports Ebola death close to busy Ugandan border
A Congolese woman who refused an Ebola vaccination and then disappeared has died of the virus near the heavily traveled border with Uganda, which...
US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia
A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack in southern Somalia, the...
Tanzania ferry disaster:Captain arrested as death toll rises to over 200
The captain of an overloaded ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria has been arrested as Tanzania mourns more than 200 people killed in the...
Cameroon’s Presidential election campaign kicks off
Campaigns for Cameroon’s October 7 presidential election have officially begun. Opposition parties have failed to agree on a single candidate to face incumbent President...
ICC will not investigate post poll violence in Gabon
The International Criminal Court will not open a formal investigation into claims of post-election violence following the disputed 2016 presidential election.
Through a statement issued...
