AFRICA
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Cote d’Ivoire PM Hamed Bakayoko dies at 56
Prime Minister of Cote d’Ivoire Hamed Bakayoko died at 56 in Germany on Wednesday (11 March), according to a government…
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UK “plans to cut millions in aid” to some African countries
The British government is planning to “slash hundreds of millions of pounds” to five individual African countries and the Sahel,…
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AfDB named world’s best multilateral financial institution for 2021
Global Finance has named the African Development Bank (AfDB) the best multilateral financial institution in the world, global recognition of…
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Zambia to probe Chinese man’s ‘racist’ trolley ride
The authorities in Zambia say they are considering deporting a Chinese national after a video shared online showed him riding…
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Kenya bans maize from neighbours over cancer fears
The authorities in Kenya have banned maize imports from neighbouring Uganda and Tanzania over safety concerns, media outlets in the…
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Lawyers fume over another denial of access to Alex Saab in Cape Verde
Two lawyers representing Venezuelan businessman, Alex Saab have been denied access to Cape Verde after they arrived at the Sal…
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Huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea’s main city
At least 15 people have died and some 500 have been injured in a series of explosions near a military…
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Senegal braces for more mass protests
A new round of protests has been planned in Senegal from Monday as opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, is expected to…
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US calls for inquiry of Cameroon ‘revenge rapes’
The US embassy in Cameroon has called for an investigation into a military raid of a village last year in…
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COVID-19: Police break up ‘fake vaccine network’ in China and South Africa
Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests,…
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