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Burundi lifts sanctions on radio station
After a consultation between the CNC and the media owners earlier this month, the Burundi National Communication Council (CNC) on…
Bad weather delays Guinea’s delivery of Ebola vaccine
The arrival in Guinea of 11,000 doses of the World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola haemorrhagic fever vaccine, originally scheduled to…
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election result challenge
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Monday he was withdrawing a court case challenging presidential election results that handed…
China cancels $6 million debt to Rwanda, offers extra grants
Rwanda and China have signed agreements where the Asian country will cancel its $6 million loan to Rwanda as part…
Nigerian Government Approves Reduction of 30% Import Duty on Vehicles
President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to a 30 percent reduction in import duties on passenger transport vehicles. Zero or free…
Sudan switches to managed currency float amid economic crisis
Sudan is moving from a fixed exchange rate to a managed float, the central bank said Sunday, but at the…
7 feared dead in Nigerian air force passenger plane crash
Just outside Abuja airport, a small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed due to engine failure on Sunday, killing all…
Sudan government taking steps to streamline commodities, imports during devaluation
Sudan's Minister of Finance said steps have been taken to streamline strategic commodities and stop non-essential imports ahead of Sunday's…
Niger votes in presidential runoff to usher in first democratic transition
Niger votes on Sunday in the second round of a presidential election that is expected to usher in the first…
Ousted leaders in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray ‘set conditions for talks’
Ousted leaders of the former ruling party in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, who have been on the run for more…
COVID-19: Rwanda eases restrictions, rolls out new measures
The Rwandan government has announced that as of 23 February, the new Covid-19 restrictions would be relaxed, with curfew hours…
AU says Russia offers 300 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine
The African Union's (AU) vaccine task team announced on Friday that Russia had given it 300 million doses of its…