Ivory Coast is banking on a new generation of homegrown businesses to drive its economic transformation, with the government positioning “national champion” companies at the heart of its 2030 development strategy. The West African nation, one of the region’s fastest-growing economies, aims to build on more than a decade of sustained economic expansion by supporting...
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Zambia’s Scott, Once Africa’s Only White Leader, Dies At 82
Zambia’s government says former vice president Guy Scott, who briefly became Africa’s only white head of state since the end of apartheid, on Wednesday died at the age of 82. The economist, who was born in Zambia to Scottish parents, died at his farm in the capital, Lusaka, after a short illness, secretary to the...
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Safaricom Shareholders To Vote On Vodafone’s Right To Pick CEO
Shareholders of Kenyan telecoms firm Safaricom are due to vote on whether to give Vodafone Kenya the right to nominate the company’s chief executive officer, once Vodafone holds more than 50% of Safaricom’s shares. Vodacom which already owned 39.9% of Safaricom through Vodafone Kenya, agreed in December to buy Kenya’s 15% stake for about $1.6...
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Nigeria Says South Africa Xenophobic Violence Shows No Signs Of Easing
For weeks, South Africa has been the site of protests, some of them violent, against undocumented immigrants blamed for taking jobs and resources.
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Sudan Gold Mine Collapse Kills 15 Miners
Traditional mining is a major contributor to Sudan's gold production, but has long been plagued by accidents due to poor safety measures and deteriorating infrastructure.
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Man Arrested In Zimbabwe Over Recruitment For Russian Army
Zimbabwe’s counter-terrorism police said they had arrested and charged a man with recruiting five people to join the Russian army. Several investigations have exposed how Russia has lured men from African countries with promises of well-paid jobs, only to force them to fight on the Ukrainian front line. Court documents showed that the 36-year-old suspect...
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Ramaphosa Calls For Peaceful Conduct Ahead Of June 30 Anti-Immigration Protests
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on citizens planning anti-immigration demonstrations on June 30 to protest peacefully and within the law. He warned that violence, intimidation and vigilantism have no place in the country’s constitutional democracy. In a message to the nation titled “Protest is both a right and a responsibility,” Ramaphosa acknowledged public...
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Niger Hands In Formal Request To Quit ICC
Junta-ruled Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Hague-based tribunal said on Tuesday, nine months after announcing the move alongside allies Mali and Burkina Faso. The three Sahelian countries are all ruled by hardline military governments that came to power in coups between 2020 and 2023 and...
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Kenya SuspendsUS-Backed Ebola Facility: Health Minister Tells Court
The United States has pledged $13.5 million to support Kenya's Ebola preparedness efforts, but critics also oppose what they see as colonial overtones in the arrangement.
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South Sudan Announces Date For Long-Delayed National Polls
South Sudan will hold elections on December 22, its electoral commission promised, after years of repeated delays and despite an increasingly dire security situation. International observers have warned of a return to full-blown conflict as government forces under President Salva Kiir battle groups loosely aligned with jailed opposition leader Riek Machar. A 2018 peace agreement...