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Malawi: Sports Fraternity Mourns Former Malawi Sports Minister Dossi

The sports fraternity is mourning former Minister of Youth and Sports Moses Dossi who died in the early hours of Thursday at Adventist...

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Malawi: Historical! Malawi Opens Diplomatic Relation With Israel, MOU On Labour Export Deal Signed

Malawi Embassy in Tel Viv, Israel, has officially been opened today with a blessing of also having the memorandum of understanding (MOU)with Israel...

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Malawi: Wages of Sin – Escom Vandal Dies Due to Burns After Electrocution

32-year old man has died after getting electrocuted while vandalising ESCOM cables at Maselema in...

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Malawi: Ekhaya FC Set Pace for Commercialisation

Ekhaya FC have set the tone for commercialisation when they unveiled their uniforms and replica jerseys for sale on Wednesday at the Amaryllis...

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Malawi: 3 Athletes to Compete in World Para Athletics Qualifiers

The three-day games will be held from April 26 to April 28 and the trip has been possible with funding from the Malawi...

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Egypt: NAC Set to Welcome Arab Finance Ministers Meetings

Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait, announced that Egypt's Administrative Capital is fully prepared to host the upcoming meetings of Arab finance ministers in...

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Angola: Mineral Resources Minister Defends Sustainable Gold Exploration

Huambo -- The Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, on Thursday, in central Huambo province, defended the need for a...

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Africa: World Bank, AfDB to Offer Electricity to 300 Million Africans

The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are partnering to provide electricity access to at least 300 million people in Africa by...

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Kenya: Kenya’s Tax Transparency Gets ‘Largely Compliant’ Rating

Nairobi -- Kenya has received a 'largely compliant' rating on the implementation of international standard for transparency and exchange of information on request...

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Nigeria: 9mobile Clinches 2 Trophies At Sabre Awards 2024

Organisers of the SABRE awards have judged 9mobile winners in two distinct categories - The SABRE Award for Superior Achievement in Reputation Management and...

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Nigeria: Debt Crisis – Kaduna Assembly Begins Probe of El-Rufai

Kaduna State House of Assembly has set up a 13-man ad-hoc committee to investigate financial transactions, loans, grants and projects executed by the of...

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Nigeria: Naira Abuse – EFCC to Arraign Cubana Chief Priest Today

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today arraign a businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, before the Federal...

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Nigeria: Petrol Import Costs Fully Recovered, Nnpcl Insists

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said it recovered full costs from the products it imports into the...

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Nigeria: Cost of Living – Government Policies Need to Wear Human Face

With galloping inflation that officially stands at 33.2 per cent, it has become trite to suggest that Nigerians have had to endure a lot...

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Nigeria: Naira Dips to N1,050 As Foreign Reserves Deplete to 7-Year Low

The value of the naira rescinded some of its gains yesterday selling at N1,050 to the dollar at the parallel market, as the external...

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Nigeria: Save Rice Processors From Collapse, Stakeholders Beg FG

Critical stakeholders in the rice processing sub-sector have appealed to the federal government to save their businesses from...

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Nigeria: No Issues With NUPENG, Ptd, Nogasa Boss Clears Air

Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) on Tuesday clear the air over the purported crisis between it and other unions stating...

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West Africa: IMF Raises Nigeria’s Growth Forecast to 3.3 Percent

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, raised Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 2.9 per cent in 2023 to 3.3 per cent in...

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Sierra Leone: Bio Urges Ecowasleaders to Develop Strategy Against Autonomous Weapons

President Julius Maada Bio has urged ECOWAS regional leaders to forge common understanding and develop strategies to address the challenges posed by Autonomous Weapons...

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Burkina Faso’s junta expels French diplomats

The junta has accused three diplomats of "subversive activities", which France has...

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Gambia: Police Call for Construction of 152 Speed Bumps to Avert Road Accidents

Speaking before the Standing Committee on Defence and Security of The National Assembly on Wednesday, Lamin King Colley, commissioner, the Gambia Police Force...

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Gambia: Gambia to Get Two New Ferries in 16 Months

The Gambia government through the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) yesterday signed a contract with DAMEN Shipyard for the construction and design of two...

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Suspected Iran spy ship sails home amid Israel attack threats

A suspected Iranian spy ship appears to be sailing home after nearly three years at sea — a move that comes as the world awaits...

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China’s economic growth looks set to moderate after Q1 GDP beat Deutsche Bank

While China has surpassed growth expectations so far this year, the world’s second-largest economy may not be able to sustain the same expansionary pace in...

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Cost and benefit: Israel’s very expensive defence against aerial threats

Israel has claimed that 99% of the more than 300 missiles and drones launched by Iran against the Zionist country over the weekend were intercepted. On...

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Chinese spies target Dutch industries to strengthen PLA

Dutch intelligence agencies first publicly attributed cyber espionage to China in February, when they said state-backed cyber spies had gained access to a Dutch military...

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IMF tells Asian central banks not to follow Fed too closely

* U.S. rates have ‘strong and immediate’ impact on Asia FX – IMF * IMF urges Asian central banks to focus on domestic inflation * IMF revises up Asia’s 2024...

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IMF tells Asian central banks not to follow Fed too closely

* U.S. rates have ‘strong and immediate’ impact on Asia FX – IMF * IMF urges Asian central banks to focus on domestic inflation * IMF revises up Asia’s 2024...

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