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Africa launches own credit agency in bid for cheaper borrowing
The African Union has launched the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), a new continental institution designed to provide independent assessments…
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Burkina Faso Opens $19m Gold Refinery in Push to Keep More Mining Value at Home
The new facility can refine 164 tonnes of gold annually in its first phase, with capacity planned to rise to…
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Oil Prices Fall Below $80 as Hopes of U.S.-Iran Breakthrough Grow, Dangote Refinery Cuts Fuel Prices
Global oil prices fell below $80 per barrel following growing optimism that the United States and Iran could reach a…
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Nigeria To Launch Nationwide Digital Switch Over June 17
The federal government has announced that Nigeria’s long-delayed Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is now complete and will officially roll…
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Algeria opens new oil and gas bids as Middle East war strains markets
Algeria has launched a new international tender for hydrocarbon exploration blocks as it seeks to attract fresh investment into its…
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Reform UK to block visas for Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica over slavery reparations
A major diplomatic and political storm is brewing following proposals by Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, to deny visas to…
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Sani Usman: US Military Support Boosting Nigeria’s Fight Against Insurgency
In the shifting landscape of Nigeria’s counterinsurgency campaign, a renewed partnership with the United States is quietly but significantly altering…
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Former Kenyan minister reappears after disappearance sparks alarm
Former Kenyan cabinet minister Raphael Tuju has said he went into hiding after suspecting he was being followed, a day…
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Guinea cracks down on suspected GSIM networks
Authorities in Guinea have dismantled a suspected terrorist network linked to the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims…
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Jihadist prisoner release secures fuel convoy truce in Mali
More than 100 suspected jihadists have been released in Mali under a deal aimed at halting attacks on fuel convoys…
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