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Central Africa
Central African refugees in DR Congo to be relocated
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it is working to relocate thousands of Central African...
Southern Africa
Botswana joins hands with private sector in COVID-19 vaccine procurement, rollout
Botswana’s president has included the country’s private sector in the COVID-19 vaccine deploymen...
Economy
IMF: Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy to grow by 3.4% in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is expected to increase by 3.4 percent in 2021, recovering from 1.9 p...
East Africa
Tanzania swears in new president after sudden death of Magufuli
Tanzania’s soft-spoken Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday was sworn in as the East Afric...
West Africa
Suspected Islamic militants kill 19 people in Niger village
Gunmen on motorcycles attacked a village near Niger’s troubled border with Mali, shooting at peopl...
Mining
Norilsk Nickel to support Kola Sami
An arrangement was reached on the joint preparation of a long-term agreement for interaction and coo...
North Africa
Egypt says Ethiopia seeks to impose "fait accompli" by filling Nile dam
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Ethiopia seeks to impose "a fait accompli" on Eg...
Business
South Africa’s biggest bank sends out earnings warning as unsecured loans bite
Financial services group and Africa’s biggest lender by assets, Standard Bank warned on Wednesday ...
Opinion
Indigenous peoples of Taimyr demand justice
The Association of Indigenous Peoples of Taimyr has addressed to the Barents Observer, a Norwegian I...
