Africa
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Africa needs pro-poor, inclusive recovery efforts to foster dev’t: UNECA chief
Amid multiple financial, health and climate crises affecting the African continent, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has urged…
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Sudan urges UN Security Council to lift sanctions
Sudan on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to lift the sanctions imposed on it since 2005. The demand…
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Namibia warns of HIV infections amid reduction in awareness campaigns
Intensive campaigns about HIV prevention have reduced over time in Namibia despite the gains the country has achieved in the…
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Africa emerges from holiday travel season with low number of COVID-19 cases: WHO
Africa is emerging from the New Year travel season without a significant upsurge in COVID-19 cases for the first time…
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DR Congo backed for choosing Symbion Power to develop biogas-to-power
The Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), under the leadership of H.E. Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga,…
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Zimbabwe’s 2022 gold output reaches new record high
Zimbabwe’s gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonnes in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments…
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Zambian power utility increases hours of load shedding
Zambia’s state-run power utility on Wednesday announced an increase in the number of hours for its daily rotational load-shedding exercise.…
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Local content, gas monetization a boost for intra-african energy growth
Namibia, as an upcoming hydrocarbon producer, and Equatorial Guinea, as one of Africa’s top natural gas producers, have taken the…
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Telecom services restart in key rebel-held city in northern Ethiopia
Telecommunication services have restarted in Mekele, the rebel-held capital of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, an official said Wednesday. Frehiwot Tamiru,…
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88% of African respondents believe that climate change is already affecting their everyday life
These are some of the key findings from the first African edition of the European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) 2022 Climate…
