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The SIIPS Report 2024, launched in Accra on Thursday, showcases the remarkable growth of Instant Payment Systems (IPS) across Africa, emphasizing their role in advancing financial inclusion. With 31 operational… ...
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Aliko Dangote’s $20 billion refinery, Africa’s largest, aims to end Nigeria’s reliance on costly fuel imports. However, the venture faces immense challenges, including disputes over crude supply and pricing with… ...
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Tanzania’s $3.1 billion Standard Gauge Railway, built by Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi, is Africa’s latest transformative infrastructure project. Stretching from Dar es Salaam to Lake Victoria, the electrified line reduces travel… ...
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South Africa has become the first African nation to assume the G20 presidency, marking a historic milestone for the continent. The country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, accepted the position during the… ...
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The European Union has pledged to loan $96 million to Cameroon over three years to enhance the country’s infrastructure and attract foreign investment. Announced during a meeting in Yaoundé, the… ...
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Zimbabwe and Zambia are currently hosting a summit, the Energy Projects Summit, in Victoria Falls to discuss how to attract investment in renewable energy. Both countries are experiencing a severe… ...
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” in North Kivu’s Rutshuru and Masisi territories. This accusation was levelled by the DRC’s interior… ...
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The Museum of West African Art (Mowaa), a groundbreaking cultural institution aimed at reclaiming and preserving African heritage, has held its “hard hat opening,” ahead of its inaugural exhibition in… ...
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The Arewa Consultative Forum has called on President Bola Tinubu to take immediate action to address the pressing issues of insecurity, education, and economic development in northern Nigeria.
Specifically, the ACF urged the President to review and...
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In the view of Vertu Ikombo Otoka, life in the Republic of the Congo has transformed greatly since the completion of the No.1 National Highway. Born in Brazzaville, the country’s capital, he has witnessed firsthand the significant impact of this highway on the nation’s economic development,...
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Prime Minister Maiga had criticized the junta for indefinitely postponing the country's return to civilian rule. The military has been in charge in Mali since 2020 following back-to-back coups.
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washington — The Islamic State terror group's small but influential affiliate in Somalia is growing, thanks in part to what the United Nations describes as an "influx of foreign fighters."
A new report this week by the U.N. Sanctions Monitoring Team for Somalia warns that fighters, including some...
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In Niger, where press freedom faces challenges, journalist Samira Sabou has become a symbol of resilience. The investigative journalist and activist is being recognized with an International Press Freedom Award. Reporter Abdoul-Razak Idrissa met Sabou in the capital, Niamey. VOA’s Salem Solomon has...
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Mount Hampden, ZIMBABWE — The Southern African Development Community held an extraordinary summit of heads of state in Zimbabwe on Wednesday to discuss the post-election strife in Mozambique and the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mozambique has been rocked by violence since...
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The council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the resolution — 14 of its 15 members voted “yes” including U.S. allies Britain and France — but it was doomed by the veto.
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, parties from the political opposition have announced that they consider President Felix Tshisekedi’s plan to change the constitution as tantamount to a coup d’etat, and vowed to fight the move.
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Demonstrators had called for Maiga's resignation follow his November 16th comments.
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"For his liberty to be curtailed in a sovereign state like Kenya and no actions being taken by the Kenyan government against the sister country, violating the territorial integrity of Kenya, that is a very serious matter," Besigye lawyer told the press on Wednesday (November 20).
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Mali's military junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita fired Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and his government on Wednesday. A few days previously, Maiga, who was appointed by the military in 2021, had publicly condemned the lack of clarity regarding the country's promised transition to civilian...
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