Africa

Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been banned from exporting copper and cobalt concentrates, in a bid to encourage them to process and refine the product at home.…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed two reviews for its financing arrangements with Egypt, clearing the way for the North African country to unlock some $1.8 billion in…
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, has called on the United States to lift travel restrictions on Uganda, saying the country has contained its Ebola…
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A former Zimbabwean lawmaker representing Mutasa North, Hon. Luke Phibion Masamvu, has died in capital town of Harare from coronavirus-related complications. The former parliamentarian,…
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Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine on Monday filed a legal challenge in the country’s Supreme Court over results of the presidential election in January. His…
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Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, has warned the country’s health ministry against rushing into embracing the Covid-19 vaccines promoted by foreign companies and countries. Magufuli…
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Zambian President, Edgar Lungu has removed 246 inmates who were on death row and commuted their sentences to life sentences, a government official said on Wednesday. Minister of Home…
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Ugandan troops have withdrawn from around the home of opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, ending his house arrest since a Jan. 14 election won by long-serving President Yoweri…
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‌A High Court in Uganda on Monday ordered security forces to end their confinement of presidential election runner-up Robert Kyagulani alias Bobi Wine. Security forces under the…
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Two ministers serving in the Zimbabwean government died of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) within a matter of days, prompting the country to announce on Saturday plans to further tighten…
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