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Nigerian Navy hands over 20 suspected oil thieves to EFCC

ABUJA— The Nigerian Navy on Saturday handed over the impounded vessel – MTT4 and 20 suspected crude oil thieves to the officials of the...

Kenya: Aviation workers issue one-week strike ultimatum as talks collapse

NAIROBI —Operations across the country’s airports could be grounded in the next one week after salary talks between the management of Kenya Airports Authority...

Zimbabwe: 11 feared dead after boat capsises in crocodile-infested Limpopo River

HARARE— At least 11 Zimbabweans who attempted to cross the crocodile-infested Limpopo River into South Africa are feared dead after a boat transporting them...

Protesters Denounce Mali Government’s 5-Year Transition

Mali's military government proposed in December a 5-year extension of the transition to civilian rule, after originally agreeing to a period of 18 months....

Sudan Security Forces, Anti-Government Protesters Clash

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades Sunday at thousands of protesters marching against the country’s military rulers, with medics reporting that...

MFWA’s independent journalism project named in 10 best investigative stories from sub-Saharan Africa in 2021

An investigative report by Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) independent journalism project, The Fourth Estate, has been named among the best investigative reports in sub-Saharan Africa for 2021.This comes barely a year when the MFWA ...

Case of African swine fever reported in northern Italy

ROME, A case of African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in Italy, news agency ANSA said Friday, raising fears of a blow to the country’s meat industry.Highly transmissible and fatal for pig populations, African swine fever (ASF) does not p...

Bicentennial of the Arrival of the First Free Black Americans to Providence Island, Liberia

Two hundred years ago today, a group of free Black men, women, and children from the United States established a settlement on Providence Island in what would become the city of Monrovia and, in 1847, the Republic of Liberia. Today, the United States j...

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Repo Rate Remains Unchanged at 6.75 Percent: Bank of Namibia’s Decision to Safeguard Currency Peg

Windhoek: The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has maintained the repo rate at 6.75 percent for the next two months. The central bank announced this decision on Wednesday, stating that the unchanged rate aims to sustain the peg between the Namibian Dollar and th...
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Ethiopia and Kenya Sign Memorandum to Boost Border Trade

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia and Kenya have signed an implementation memorandum of agreement to facilitate trade relations between the two countries and ensure that people living in the border area can access essential daily commodities without any supply di...

Value Addition on Rice Key to Boosting Income and Nutrition in Kenya

Nairobi: Paddy rice production in Kenya has doubled over the past six years, increasing from 116,000 metric tons in 2018 to 244,000 metric tons in 2023. However, the national rice self-sufficiency rate remains below 20 percent, indicating a continued ...

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Burkina Faso Civil Society Organization Pledges Support for Sahel Alliance States

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France’s Macron Urges Future with Algeria Beyond ‘Painful’ History

At the start of a three-day visit to Algeria, President Emmanuel Macron indicated Thursday that France and the North African country should move beyond their "painful" shared history and look to the future.The trauma of French colonial rule in Algeria ...