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Hundreds of thousands of children in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will starve to death in the next few months without emergency food aid, a UN official has said.
About 7.7 million people are on …
Continue readingThe Zimbabwean government has purchased 226 Isuzu double cab four-wheel drive vehicles for tribal chiefs in the country to “improve their statuses”.
This was announced by Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Saviour Kasukuwere ahead of the annual …
Continue readingZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has rejected the participation of election observer groups from the West during the southern African country’s 2018 presidential election.
He said the non-governmental organisations funded by the West will not be allowed to observe the elections, …
Continue readingBurundi’s president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has introduced strict controls over the country’s renowned drumming rituals, banning female drummers and limiting the sacred tradition to official events.
“It is strictly forbidden to those of the female sex to beat drums. They can …
Continue readingAlmost $750 million paid by international mining companies to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned miner over a three-year period are missing from the company’s accounts, the Carter Center said.
Royalties, signing bonuses and asset-sale proceeds due to Gecamines from …
Continue readingTanzania’s government on Tuesday suspended publication of an opposition-leaning newspaper for three months, the fourth newspaper to be shut down since June in what critics say is a crackdown on press freedom.
The newspaper, Tanzania Daima, was shut down for …
Continue readingThe cabinet has authorised the implementation of issuing African passport holders with visas on arrival at ports of entry as a first step towards the eventual abolition of all visa requirements for all Africans. Namibia and other African states have …
Continue readingNigeria was among the 10 economies showing the most notable improvement in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business list published on Tuesday.
It rose 24 places in the ranking of countries to 145th place. Nigeria this year introduced initiatives …
Continue readingNigeria has moved up 24 places to 145th in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ report published today, and for the first time the country is recognized as one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world. The World …
Continue readingTunisia will ask the United States for a $500 million loan guarantee as it seeks to lay off about 16,500 public sector workers in 2017 and 2018, a senior government official told journalists.
The layoffs, which the government aims to …
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