Nairobi -- Senators have given the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum 12 months to develop a framework for establishing a national strategic oil...
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Zimbabwe: Zimdancehall Chanter Hulengende and Wife Malloti Arrested At Glamis Show
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Zimbabwe: MPs Witness Acid From Mine Flowing Into River During Visit to Pollution Hotspots
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Nigeria: Benin-Onitsha Road Concessioned, Not Neglected, Says Umahi
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Nigeria: Navy Disrupts Three Illegal Refineries, Recovers 85,000 Litres in Rivers
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Somalia: Former Somali Prime Minister Accuses Government of Worsening Economic and Social Conditions
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Cameroon/Malawi: Cameroon Make History, Crush Malawi 3-0 to Win Maiden Wafcon Title
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Zimbabwe: Hulengende, Malloti Arrested
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s New Tourism Destinations Boost Its Appeal to Global Tourists
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Namibia: Parliament Committee Calls for Urgent Overhaul of Small Scale Mining Sector
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Namibia: New Airports Board
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Nigeria: NUPRC Plans Oil Swap Framework to Raise Supply, Cut Logistics Costs
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Malawi: MP Mumba Criticises Political Figures, Including UTM’s Kabambe, Over Wafcon Final Trip
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Zimbabwe: Solar-Powered Community Gardens Offer Lifeline in Drought-Hit Zimbabwe
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