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Nigerian Central Bank authorities are calling for calm as citizens march in the streets protesting cash and fuel shortages days ahead of the February 10 deadline when the country will switch to redesigned currency. Protesters asked authorities Friday t...

As West Africa enters 2023, the region faces a new period of instability following recent coups d’état in Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Mali. These coups are occurring amid continuous conflict in the Sahel region, where violence displaced more than 2.5 mil...

GABORONE— Sales of diamonds from Botswana reached record levels last year due to Western buyers shunning Russian stones and steady global demand for diamond jewellery.Botswana generates almost a third of its revenue and around 70% of its foreign exchan...

ABUJA— Nigeria’s central bank has extended the deadline to exchange old banknotes for redesigned ones.There have been long queues at some banks as Nigerians have struggled to meet the original deadline of Tuesday.People now have until Feb 10 to do the ...

For the last five years, Rise Against Hunger has worked with our partner ADRA International to address food insecurity in Gokwe North, Zimbabwe. What began as emergency school feeding evolved into a sustainable agriculture project as communities in Gok...

PRETORIA— The European Union announced it would invest more than 280 million euros in grants in South Africa to help the country green its coal-dependent economy.The money will “support policy reforms on green recovery, unlock green investments and bui...

Italy’s state-run energy company ENI has signed an $8 billion deal with Libya’s National Oil Corporation to develop two Libyan offshore gas fields as European nations seek to cut their dependence on Russian energy.ENI will help develop two offshore fie...

Address by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, MP, on the occasion of the launch of the 3D Construction Printing for sustainable human settlements project at the university of JohannesburgProgramme director; Dr ...