Africa
Commonwealth chief asks members to ease barriers for bloc to achieve $2T intra-trade target by 2030
LUSAKA, Zambia Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on Wednesday asked the bloc's 56 member states to ease trade barriers to...
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Over 700 people still missing 3 weeks after Nigeria’s devastating floods: Reports
LAGOS, Nigeria Over 700 people from the Mokwa community have still been missing in Nigeria's north-central Niger State since the...
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West African regional bloc launches projects worth $120M through EU, Germany, Spain support
ACCRA The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched four initiatives worth more than €105 million (over $120...
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South Africa’s radical opposition figure Julius Malema hits back at Trump, Elon Musk
JOHANNESBURG South African radical opposition figure Julius Malema on Monday hit back at US President Donald Trump's demand that he...
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Police shot man dead during protest in Kenyan capital over blogger’s death
NAIROBI, Kenya A protest over the death of a Kenyan teacher and X influencer, Albert Ojwang, in police custody took...
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Malian government takes over Canadian-owned Barrick Gold mine
ACCRA A Malian court has placed Canada's Barrick Mining's Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex under provisional administration for six months over an...
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UN condemns Benue massacre with scores of Nigerians killed
UN secretary-general António Guterres has condemned the attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Benue, North Central Nigeria, in which scores of...
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Kenyan police fire teargas canisters at protesters after blogger’s death in custody
Kenyan Police fired teargas canisters at protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday after the death of a blogger in...
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South African president, Canadian premier discusses bilateral ties ahead of G7 summit
PRETORIA South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday met with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney ahead of the G7 leaders’...
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29 killed in incidents related to heavy rains, flooding in DR Congo’s capital
KIGALI, Rwanda At least 29 people were killed in incidents related to heavy rains and flooding over the weekend in...
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