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East Africa advances joint visa plan to boost AFCON 2027 travel and tourism
By Staff Reporter Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are moving to operationalise a joint visa framework designed to make cross-border travel...
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Surge in betting fuels poverty and crime across West Africa
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru A new policy analysis has warned that the fast-growing gambling industry in low-income areas of Nigeria, Ghana,...
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US sanctions on Iran squeeze South African telecoms MTN
By Business Reporter South African telecommunications giant MTN is facing growing financial pressure from United States sanctions on Iran, with...
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Congress members ‘alarmed’ by US-DRC mineral deal
Jesca MutambaDozens of members of the United States Congress have raised concerns about the Trump administration’s critical minerals agreements with...
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Tanzanian billionaire’s MeTL Group plans $250 million Mozambique expansion
By Our Correspondent Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji’s MeTL Group plans to invest US$250 million in Mozambique as the conglomerate expands...
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Hichilema wins second term as Zambians demand economic gains translate into better lives
By Political Reporter LUSAKA — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has won a second five-year term after securing about 60% of...
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Niger plans West Africa’s third-largest refinery with $1.9 billion project as it targets regional energy hub status
SOLOMON EKANEM Niger has signed a $1.9 billion agreement to develop a 100,000-barrel-per-day refinery and petrochemical complex in Dosso, advancing...
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Ramaphosa’s SADC chairmanship leaves no room to hide on migration crisis
By Kudzai Jakachira HARARE — With South Africa formally assuming the leadership of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), pressure...
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Somali diaspora remittances prop up Mogadishu economy amid turmoil
By a Correspondent MOGADISHU — Somalis living abroad are playing an increasingly important role in sustaining the country’s economy, with...
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Eswatini businessman Nathan Kirsh joins Africa’s $20 billion billionaire club
By Tichaona Katsvamutima Eswatini businessman Nathan Kirsh (pictured) has become the third African billionaire to cross the US$20 billion net-worth...
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