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Faith Zaba, the editor of Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested by Zimbabwean police on July 1, 2025, over a satirical article that allegedly insulted President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The article, published on …
A Kenyan court has declared that the management of Nairobi Hospital wrongly dismissed a group of its workers and must now compensate them. The ruling was delivered by Justice Anna …
The Director General of the Somali Civil Aviation Authority, Mr. Ahmed Macallin Hassan, confirmed to local media on Tuesday that a military helicopter belonging to the African Union Transition Mission …
Liberia recently held a symbolic reburial ceremony for former President William Tolbert, marking 45 years since his assassination during a military coup in 1980. Tolbert, who was believed to have …
South African analysts, business leaders, and trade unions have lowered their inflation expectations for the coming years, according to the latest survey released on Wednesday. This shift could encourage the …
Zambia’s President, Hakainde Hichilema, on Monday officially opened the country’s largest grid-connected solar power plant, a major step towards strengthening the nation’s electricity supply. The 100-megawatt solar facility, located in …
An Algerian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence for prominent Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, sparking strong diplomatic responses from France, which renewed its call for clemency based …
South Africa’s financial markets showed signs of renewed strength on Tuesday, as the rand firmed and government bonds rallied, supported by growing investor optimism that the country could be moving …
Uganda’s Ministry of Energy has announced a new fuel policy that will require all petrol sold in the country to be blended with locally produced ethanol starting January 2025, a …
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning that food assistance for Sudanese refugees in four neighbouring countries could be completely suspended within the next two …
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