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Liberia: New Mines and Energy Minister Vows to Boost Revenue Generation and Reform Contracts

Monrovia -- Mines and Energy Minister, Wilmot Paye, says his major task is to ensure that the Ministry effectively plays its actual role as...

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Zimbabwe: Central Bank to Unveil Monetary Policy Statement Hinged On Structured Currency, Prices Stability

THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is set to unveil the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) hinged on a structured currency to provide a...

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Uganda on alert as IS-linked fighters cross border

ADF militants, blamed for a series of deadly attacks, entered Uganda on Saturday, the army...

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Nigeria/Uganda: African Games – Nigeria’s Falconets Soar Into Final With Victory Over Uganda

The second half saw the introduction of substitutes who became match-winners for...

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Business chiefs to plead for predictability from Beijing

Mr Wang is expected to raise the matter of Australian curbs on Chinese foreign investment and Australia’s planned acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS...

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The long-serving London nurse who ran for Ghana

Meet Matron Rose Amankwaah, a former medallist at the Commonwealth Games who has spent almost 50 years working for the...

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Tim Cook And Sundar Pichai Spotted At A Fancy Dinner; Internet Wants To Know What’s Google And Apple Cooking?

> Tech A picture of Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, and Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, is going viral on the internet. The duo are seen dining in...

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Nigeria: African Games – Four Nigerian Sprinters Breeze Into 100m Finals

Tuesday's finals promise to be exciting, with Nigerians expected to challenge for gold medals across multiple...

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Michele Bullock is right to move cautiously on rate cuts

Personal income cuts, due to take effect on July 1, should boost anemic consumer spending, exacerbating the problem of excess demand. At the same time, the...

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Nigeria: Ownership of Oil Palm Giant Presco Returns to Nigeria After 33-Year Belgian Control

Presco is the country's biggest fully integrated agro-industrial palm processor, according to GCR...

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Who congratulated Putin on his election victory and what does it say about global alliances?

After Vladimir Putin’s landslide presidential election victory on Sunday, western governments lined up to characterise the win as unfair and undemocratic. The elections underlined the “depth...

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Rwanda: Rwanda-Zimbabwe Ties Show the Potential of Intra-Africa Trade

The Rwanda-Zimbabwe Business Forum which went underway on Monday serves as a powerful testament to the transformative potential of South-South cooperation. The 50%...

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Rwanda: Can Rwanda-Zimbabwe Business Community Drive AfCFTA Realization?

Trade between Rwanda and Zimbabwe increased by 50 per cent in three years, owing to business engagement efforts, representing potential to boost the...

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Zimbabwe: Chivayo an Angel – Says Fantan After Wife, Mother Receive Cars On His Birthday

FLAMBOYANT businessman Wicknell Chivayo Sunday gifted cars to Zimdancehall producer Dj Fantan's wife and...

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Togo: Togoland – Germany’s First and Smallest African Colony

Germany's 30-year rule in Togoland seemed relatively peaceful compared to other German colonies, and Togoland was promoted as "a model colony." But it was...

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Sensex, Nifty tank in early trade amid weak Asian markets, foreign fund outflows

Sensex Advertisement Tata Consultancy Services Bajaj Finserv Reliance Industries Tata Steel Bajaj Finance Advertisement Prashanth Tapse Mumbai, Benchmark equity indicesand Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday in-tandem with weak Asian markets and fresh...

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Africa: Moonshine Lights Up the Globe With Afro-House Extravaganzas

Moonshine is a Montreal-based, Afro-house collective founded in 2014 by Juno-nominated musician Pierre Kwenders and his childhood friend Hervé "Coltan" Kalongo--both of Congolese decent....

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Kenya: Kenya Set to Host Fourth Edition of Amcham Business Summit

Kenya's capital, Nairobi, will host the fourth edition of the regional American Chamber of Commerce Kenya (AmCham) Business Summit on April 24-25,...

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Kenya: Kenya’s Cost of Living to Fall Further On Lower Fuel, Food Prices, Strong Shilling

Kenya is poised for a sustained decline in inflation, propelled by a consecutive three-month downturn in fuel and food prices alongside a...

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Malawi: Malawi and Maize – Prices Have Spiked On the Back of Bad Weather and Trade Bans

Maize is the leading staple food in Malawi and crucial for food security. Typically, local production from smallholder farmers meets and exceeds...

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Africa: 76% of Africa’s Energy Could Come From Renewable Sources By 2040 – Here’s How

Over half of Africa's people - about 600 million - lack access to even the bare minimum of electricity. The tough question...

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Blinken to underline ‘ironclad’ support for Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea

Next month, President Joe Biden will host Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a White House summit amid growing concerns over increasingly aggressive...

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Is TikTok parent company ByteDance a Chinese agent?

TikTok’s argument that American users’ data is safe because it’s stored outside China is not convincing. Regardless of whether ByteDance has formal ties with the...

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Nvidia unveils flagship AI chip, the B200, aiming to extend dominance

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang on Monday kicked off his company’s annual developer conference with a slew of announcements designed to keep the chip maker...

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Musk’s SpaceX is Building Spy Satellite Network for US Intelligence Agency

WASHINGTON: SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the...

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Briefly, in Pakistan, voters glimpsed an alternate universe. Then the army stepped in

Written by Ajay Bisaria In the aftermath of the brazenly rigged elections of February 8, Pakistan has unveiled a new parliament, government and cabinet of ministers,...

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Putin addresses countrymen at Red Square after election victory dubbed by West as ‘fraud’

“Hand in hand, we will move forwards and this will make us stronger … Long live Russia!” Putin told a crowd at a Red Square...

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Can intermittent fasting have negative effects? Study finds higher risk of cardiovascular death

Restricting eating to eight or fewer hours a day, a type of intermittent fasting, may raise the risk of dying prematurely from heart disease over...

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GWM welcomes tough emissions standards in Australia

GWM says it isn’t opposed to the Australian Government’s proposed New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), as it rolls out more hybrids and electric vehicles in...

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