Africa
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Zimbabwe central bank, business explore way to halt currency plunge
The Zimbabwean dollar’s collapse is stoking inflation. Zimbabwe’s central bank and business leaders met Friday to explore ways to halt…
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Cameroon govt says 16 killed in nightclub fire
The Cameroon government says 16 people have been killed in nightclub fire. Sixteen people have been killed in a fire…
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Giant Dangote oil refinery to begin production in third quarter
Aliko Dangote. (Pic: File, Gallo Images) The Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria is set to start processing crude oil from…
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Guinea junta establishes council to lead transition to elections
Guinea’s junta on Saturday set up an 80-member council to act as a parliament during the country’s transition to elections,…
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Gunshots heard in several Burkina Faso barracks
Gunshots were heard in several barracks in Burkina Faso on Sunday, including two in the capital Ouagadougou, military sources and…
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Malawi revokes diplomats’ status in US over recall stand-off
The Malawi government on Saturday revoked the diplomatic status of eight recalled diplomats who had refused to leave the United…
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Ugandan president’s son visits Rwanda in sign of warming ties
(Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images) Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the powerful son of Uganda’s president, arrived in Rwanda on…
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Ethiopia army planning to ‘eliminate’ Tigrayan forces – military official
Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) soldiers train with a DShK 1938, a Soviet heavy machine gun. Ethiopia’s military is planning…
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Five kidnapped from Cameroon school
Three teachers, the headmaster and a deputy head were kidnapped from a Cameroonian high school by armed men in one…
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Sudan deputy leader on rare visit to Ethiopia
Mohamed Hamdan Daglo “Hemeti”, Sudan’s deputy head of the Transitional Military Council. Sudan’s deputy leader heads to Ethiopia on Saturday…
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