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Zimbabwe adds freight rail option to lithium export gateway
Zimbabwe's state-owned railway company said on Tuesday its collaboration with private operators now provides capacity to haul lithium concentrate to Maputo port in Mozambique by r...
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UN refugee agency says 144 dead or missing off Mauritania
The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that 144 people have been reported dead or missing off the coast of Mauritania in an effort to reach Europe.
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Gabon authorises up to $1.5 billion in international borrowing in revised budget
Gabon's government has authorised borrowing of up to $1.5 billion (857.85 billion CFA francs) on international markets this year in a revised 2026 budget published on Tuesday.
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West African bloc calls for Guinea-Bissau opposition leader's release
The West African bloc ECOWAS urged Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally release all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos Simoes P...
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South African rand gains as oil prices fall on U.S.-Iran mediation hopes
The South African rand firmed in early trade on Tuesday as global markets assessed mixed developments in the U.S.-Iran conflict, with oil prices easing on reports of mediation ef...
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South Africa gets $1.5 billion World Bank loan for infrastructure
South Africa has secured a $1.5 billion World Bank loan to support reforms aimed at easing infrastructure bottlenecks, boosting economic growth and creating jobs, its National Tr...
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Senegal's Faye backs ex-president Sall's bid for UN top job, ministry says
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has endorsed former President Macky Sall's candidacy to become the next United Nations secretary-general, the foreign ministry said on M...
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Mali insurgents ambush army convoy, source says more than 50 killed
Militants linked to al Qaeda and a Tuareg-led separatist group ambushed a military convoy in northern Mali over the weekend, and a source close to the rebels said more than 50 so...
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Morocco to boost hotel beds by a fifth ahead of 2030 World Cup
Morocco plans to expand its hotel capacity by 60,000 beds, equal to about a fifth of its current total, by the time the country co-hosts the 2030 World Cup, its tourism minister s...
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South African rand steady as investors await central bank guidance
South Africa's rand was steady in early trade on Monday ahead of this week's monetary policy decision from the South African Reserve Bank, with higher oil prices and elevated ris...
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Sao Tome and Principe votes for president, Vila Nova seeks new term
Sao Tome and Principe is voting in a presidential election on Sunday, with incumbent Carlos Vila Nova seeking a new five-year term in the small, cocoa-producing island nation des...
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UN sanctions armed groups' leaders in eastern Congo
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels and the Democratic Forces ...
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Botswana says Anglo picks De Beers buyer, weighs options for "optimal structure"
Anglo American has chosen a preferred buyer for its stake in diamond producer De Beers, with Botswana weighing whether to exercise its right of first refusal either on its own, w...
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Spark from air conditioner caused deadly Algeria orphanage fire, state TV says
An electrical spark from an air conditioner caused a fire that killed 11 people including children at an orphanage close to the Algerian capital Algiers on Thursday, state tele...
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Twenty pupils die in Uganda bus crash, government bans all school outings
Twenty schoolchildren died when the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from a trip to some waterfalls in eastern Uganda late on Thursday, authorities said.
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Zimbabwe's sole lithium salt plant unable to process third-party metal, official says
Zimbabwe's sole lithium sulphate plant, owned by China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt , currently has no capacity to process minerals from other producers, an official said on Friday a...
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South African rand slips with inflation and rate-setting meeting in focus
The South African rand slipped in early trade on Friday as investor focus shifted to the release of domestic consumer price inflation data and next week's rate-setting meeting, w...
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Nigeria launches $552 million education drive backed by World Bank, GPE
Nigeria has launched a $552 million basic education programme co-financed by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education, President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday, to i...
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