Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 06:00
Attacks on Moscow’s warships have helped to establish an export corridor that could boost Kyiv’s war effort
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 06:00
With elections looming, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno hopes to prove he is worthy of his inherited position amid reports voting will be rigged
Last month the Chadian head of state, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, announced the release of his autobiography.
It was French publisher VA Editions’...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 06:00
Sebastião Gaspar Martins, CEO of Angola’s national oil company (NOC) Sonangol, will participate as a speaker at African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 event in Cape Town […]
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 05:13
Anglo American’s copper assets are valued at about $35-billion and, if BHP aims to clinch these prized operations, the miner must substantially enhance its offer for its competitor.
This is according to a report by CreditSight analysts Wen Li and Michael O’Brien, who estimate Anglo’s enterprise...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 05:00
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has revived efforts to separate M-Pesa, the mobile money service, from Safaricom, the country’s telecom leader. The move seeks to bolster transparency, accountability, and regulatory oversight in the financial sector. However, previous attempts at...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 05:00
Ugandan firm DOTT SERVICES (https://www.DOTTServices.biz) has just flagged off its 3.8 km town roads project for motorists in Mbale City. The project is DOTT’s sixth among the others covering over 13km […]
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 05:00
- Authorities in South Sudan have imposed a fuel tax on UN fuel tankers, obstructing the delivery of crucial humanitarian aid, jeopardizing assistance to millions of famine-stricken civilians.
- Despite assurances from government officials, including the Minister of Humanitarian...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 05:00
- US Senators Chris Coons and James Risch have introduced the bipartisan Agoa Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024, aiming to integrate Agoa with the AfCFTA.
- Bill aims to refine Agoa’s eligibility criteria, increase transparency, and hold US agencies accountable for their advice to...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 05:00
- The IMF has identified South Sudan, Burundi, and the DRC as East African Community member states poised for significant economic growth in the 2024–2025 period.
- GDP growth in Burundi is projected to increase from 4.3 to 5.4 percent and in the DRC from 4.7 to 5.7%.
- Kenya...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 04:58
General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, proclaimed head of state by Chad's army three years ago, is the favourite to win Monday's presidential election after the junta violently repressed much of the opposition.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 04:25
Anglo American's chair will meet its top 30 shareholders to hear views on BHP's $39-billion bid for the miner, he told an annual general meeting on Tuesday, where he was restricted from discussing the spurned offer by takeover regulations.
Anglo rejected the offer on Friday, saying it was...
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 02:17
By Henry Agbu, Jalingo
The Visitation Panel to the Taraba State University, Jalingo set up by Governor Agbu Kefas Ph.D of Taraba State to assess the University’s performance and make recommendations for improvement has submitted its report to the Governor.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 02:02
The UK's senior civil servants union has mounted a legal appeal against the government's controversial Rwanda deportation legislation. Meanwhile, 66 migrants were rescued while trying to cross the English Channel.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 01:59
Babagana Muhammed, Maiduguri
As the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) progresses with Operation Lake Sanity 2, Boko Haram hideouts in the Lake Chad Region 6 additional terrorists have surrendered, laying down their arms from spanning Cameroon and Nigeria.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 01:00
Joshlin Smith has still not been found after going missing from a South African town in February.
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 00:32
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 00:16
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, claims Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, is instigating the Igbo people in the Southeast to protest against the Federal Government’s Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project, potentially destabilizing the region. Minister of Works,...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 23:59
The UK government has started implementing its controversial Rwanda deportation policy, detaining an unspecified number of migrants in recent days who are set to be sent to the East African country in July. Following months of political wrangling, lawmakers passed a controversial law last week,...
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 23:37
Binyamin Netanyahu may be losing the plot
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 23:21
Organized labor has given the Federal Government a May deadline to implement the new national minimum wage, as workers grow increasingly restless. With the government’s commitment to the welfare of its citizens under scrutiny, meeting this deadline is crucial to avoid escalating tensions. As...
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