AFRICA NEWS
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Nigeria: About to Implode – A Cry from the Heart
It is with a heavy heart and an overwhelming sense of care that I pen this reflection on the state…
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Russia and Africa: Reliable Geopolitical Partners
After two historic Russia-Africa summits, several conferences and bilateral meetings intended to move Russia’s relations from stagnation to growth, from…
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Burkina Faso Forging Stronger Partnership With Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, discussed a few aspects of their bilateral…
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Military air strike kills at least 20 people in northwest Nigeria
A military air strike in northwest Nigeria has killed at least 20 people, according to the military and local residents,…
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Two top banks closing branches across South Africa
Two of South Africa’s top traditional banks, Absa and Standard Bank, have significantly reduced the number of branches and automated…
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Total blackout warning for South Africa
As South Africa’s energy system becomes increasingly digitised, the country’s electricity sector has become a high-value and vulnerable target for…
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South African mother given life sentence for trafficking 6-year-old daughter
A South African mother and two accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for trafficking her then-6-year-old daughter, in…
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Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain
At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC.…
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Anger as Zimbabwe leader okays new radio levy for motorists
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed into law a contentious bill that requires all motorists to buy a radio licence…
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UN Security Council must renew the arms embargo on South Sudan
In 2015, as a civil war was raging in South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council imposed the first set…
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