AFRICA NEWS
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MPs drop punitive taxes as protests rock Nairobi
Kenya’s National Assembly’s Finance Committee has bowed to pressure from different stakeholders and dropped a number of contentious clauses in…
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‘I would be beheaded’: Islamist insurgency flares in Mozambique
“If [the jihadists] knew I was a government official, they would have beheaded me,” Tomas Langa, a civil servant in…
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‘The mafia in the oil industry is stronger than the mafia in the drugs industry’ – Aliko Dangote
Nigerian industrialist, Aliko Dangote, has shared a key lesson learned on his mission to build Africa’s largest refinery. After over…
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What next after Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South Africa president
Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as South Africa’s president on Friday with the support of once rival parties that have agreed…
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Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ makes Afrobeats history in the US
Rema’s Calm Down cannot stop making music history – the latest accolade for the hit by the 24-year-old Nigerian star…
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Uganda Cancer Institute sued over irregular job recruitment
A concerned citizen has sued the Uganda Cancer Institute, challenging its job recruitment process, which, he says, is marred with…
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Kenya budgets $117 million for its digital ID and digital government projects
The Kenya government has budgeted 15.13 Billion Shillings ($117 Million) to help with the rollout of the Maisha Namba Digital…
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Reassessing Russia’s Engagement with Zimbabwe
As often reiterated, Russia and Zimbabwe have had an excellent bilateral relations, dating from the time of Zimbabwe’s struggle for…
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Will South Africa’s new coalition government change tack on Israel-Palestine?
When South Africa, under its ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…
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Mourners killed by car as Malawi Veep’s funeral convoy passes
Four people, including a pregnant woman, were killed after a vehicle following the convoy carrying the body of the late…
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