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Zanaco CEO seeks to persuade board to expand into neigbouring countries

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Zambia: Mining head Dolika Banda steps down amidst reports of political interference

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Uganda: Corruption, no quality control…factors in AU Somalia mission attack

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UN: New Security Council members Algeria, Sierra Leone split on Russian war

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Sudan: ‘Not a single woman in Khartoum feels safe, not even in her own home’

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Nigeria’s billionaire Femi Otedola: Hot investor and cool dad

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Morocco: ‘The private sector must take on two-thirds of investment,’ says Aziz Akhannouch

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In Côte d’Ivoire, leading fertiliser manufacturer Solevo faces tough competition

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Chad: Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is in pre-campaign mode

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AfDB aims to unlock hybrid capital potential to bridge financing gap

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Uganda – Kenya: Museveni gets tough on ngiTurkana rustlers

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South Africa: Standard Bank, Liberty, Old Mutual’s AIIM to lift renewable investments

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Niger’s Mohamed Bazoum: ‘Arming civilians to fight terrorists is a tragic mistake.’

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Nigeria’s opposition should abandon bid to overturn Tinubu’s election, says Lai Mohammed

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Nigeria: Can Tinubu pleasantly surprise his critics?

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Kenya: Rebellion rocks ruling party over mandatory housing levy

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Ghana: More deaths feared as power cut hits hospitals over non-payment

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Ethiopia: New scheme to export maids to Saudi Arabia after ban due to rights abuses lifted

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Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno and the 600 generals

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By 2050, one in two climate migrants will be African, study shows

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Will Dangote’s Refinery solve Nigeria’s fuel consumption problems?

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Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway: Most advanced, but victim of minor private sector investment

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Nigeria: Cassava Republic presents ‘And Then He Sang a Lullaby’

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Nigeria: Can today’s young artists live up to the masters of modern Nigerian art?

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Liberia ends voter registration amid cases of voter trucking and irregularities

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Guinea: Mamadi Doumbouya and Sadiba Koulibaly’s divorce is final

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Angélique Kidjo, an encounter beyond space and time

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Africa must not become ‘geostrategic battleground’ warns AU

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AfDB tackles climate change at annual meeting in Sharm al-Sheikh

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Western Sahara: 10 things to know about… Lahbib Mohamed Abdelaziz, Polisario rising star

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Sudan: Upsurge of nostalgic supporters of Bashir and Islamic extremists, warns analyst

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South Africa: Johannesburg’s circus of eight mayors in two years

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South Africa prepares for the worst in load shedding

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Somalia: New TV series ‘Arday’ draws ire for ‘violating’ Islamic values

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Senegal: Seck plans US visit to undercut President Sall’s potential third term bid

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Press freedom struggles in Africa: Propaganda, repression, and insecurity

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Nigeria: Will Tinubu be sworn in on Monday?

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Morocco: New phase of development to boost economic growth

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African Debt: Three proposals to reform the SDR system

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‘I don’t want to be a slave to history’, says British-Nigerian author Bernardine Evaristo

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Why Ethiopia’s Abiy opts for neutrality in Sudan’s war of the generals

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Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Ghanaian minister pushing for more women, rural folk to be digital savvy

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US struggles to get Africa to break with Russia’s Wagner Group

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South Africa’s Russia-Ukraine peace plan – genius or joke?

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Senegal enters race to host CAN 2027

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Kenya: Ruto defies party, shakes up military lineup

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Ghana-UK: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s figurative Black portraiture

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Charting the way toward a just energy transition

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After Moura report, Malian government accuses UN of ‘espionage’

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Kenya: Ruto’s new proposals on tax increase cause uproar among hustlers

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