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Congo confiscates gold worth $1.9 million in wildlife reserve
Congolese authorities confiscated 31 kg of gold worth $1.9 million in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the country's northeast, a…
Burundi reacts as EU lifts aid, financial sanctions
Burundi has expressed relief at the easing of financial sanctions imposed by the European Union. After a political crisis sparked…
Ramaphosa Requests More IMF Reserves for Africa’s Post-Pandemic Recovery
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has encouraged wealthy economies to assist Africa's post-pandemic recovery by distributing more International Monetary…
WTO head Okonjo-Iweala says SA, Senegal, Rwanda, Nigeria considered as vaccine production hubs
According to World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Africa is working with the European Union and other partners to assist…
African e-commerce company reports 24% rise in full-year profit
Naspers, a media and e-commerce firm, reported a 24 percent increase in earnings for the year ended March 31, bolstered…
ECOWAS adopts new plan to launch Eco currency in 2027
A group of fifteen West African countries have adopted a new road map to launch a single currency in 2027…
Second Ebola outbreak declared end in Guinea
The World Health Organization confirmed on Saturday that Guinea's second Ebola outbreak, which began on February 14, has come to…
SA dispatches army medics to Covid-hit province
The government of South Africa announced Friday that army medical soldiers will be deployed to the country's commercial hub and…
Buhari, new Nigeria’s Army Chief visit troops in Maiduguri
On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari and his newly appointed army chief visited police, special forces, and troops in Nigeria's north-east. …
Supporters welcome Ex-Ivory Coast president as he returns home after decade of exile
Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of the Ivory Coast who was deposed after a civil war in 2011 and acquitted…
Zambia loses first President Kenneth Kaunda at 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's former president and the father of the country's independence is dead. On Thursday, he passed away at…
Arrested Zimbabwean journalist released, share tales
Jeffrey Moyo, 37, a New York Times (NYT) freelance reporter from Zimbabwe, was granted bail on Tuesday. He was arrested…