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Nigeria's EV ambitions run into reality of weak electricity supply
Nigeria approved tax waivers for nearly 4,000 electric vehicles in the first half of this year, government data showed, as authorities push to accelerate nascent EV adoption despi...
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IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Guinea on the extended credit facility
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement with Guinea on a 41-month Extended Credit Facility worth SDR 310.59 million (about $439 million), the Fund said on...
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Nigeria police say 10 officers, 17 suspected bandits killed in clash in Kebbi state
Ten Nigerian police officers were killed and two wounded in a clash with a gang of suspected bandits in northwestern Kebbi state, police said on Tuesday.
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Zimbabwe police say boat with 90 passengers capsizes, rescue efforts underway
Zimbabwe's national police service said in a post on X on Tuesday that a boat carrying 90 passengers and five crew members had capsized on Lake Kariba and that rescue ef...
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Guinea's Nimba to sell bauxite through monthly tenders, mines minister says
Guinea's state-owned Nimba Mining Company will market its bauxite through monthly tenders open to global traders and miners, the country's Mines Minister told Reuters on Tuesday, ...
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Somalia malnutrition response hit by more than 80% funding drop as child hunger surges, MSF says
Funding to tackle acute malnutrition in parts of Somalia has dropped by more than 80% this year, Médecins Sans Frontières said on Tuesday, even though one in every four children s...
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South Africa's unemployment rate rises in second quarter
South Africa's official unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026 from 32.7% in the first quarter , data from the statistics agency showed on Tuesday.
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14 illegal miners dead, scores injured at disused South Africa mine, police say
South African police said on Tuesday that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others had been injured at a disused mine near Rustenburg in the North West province.
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Johannesburg's water crisis angers voters, drives rich off-grid
Dry taps have become a daily frustration for residents of Johannesburg, a city haemorrhaging more than a third of its water supply, or an estimated 655 million litres (173 million ...
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South African rand steady ahead of labour data
The South African rand was steady in early trade on Tuesday ahead of the release of labour market data, with analysts expecting a modest uptick in the unemployment rate after ris...
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Merafe profit up 64%, flags ferrochrome glut as China ramps up output
Merafe Resources on Tuesday posted a 64% increase in half-year profit, as higher chrome ore prices and sales softened the impact of lower ferrochrome production.
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Car bomb kills eastern Libyan military intelligence chief, sources say
The head of military intelligence for eastern Libya's Libyan National Army was killed on Monday when an explosive device detonated in his car outside his home in the Hawari area ...
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Libya's central bank governor submits resignation, documents show
The governor of Libya's Central Bank (CBL), Naji Issa, has submitted his resignation to the country's rival legislative chambers, according to two documents seen by Reuters on Mon...
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Egypt's core inflation increases to 14.7% yr/yr in July
Egypt's core inflation increased to 14.7% year-on-year in July from 14.3% in June, the central bank said on Monday.
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South Sudanese whistleblower released after nearly two months in detention, family says
A South Sudanese whistleblower who was abducted in Kenya in June and taken to South Sudan has been released after nearly two months in detention, his family said on Monday.
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Nigerians' cost of living pain deepens as election looms
Grace Adama puts her earrings on in her two-room flat before grabbing her handbag and leaving for work in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.
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Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation quickens to 14.9% in July
Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation accelerated to 14.9% in July from 14.3% in June, state statistics agency CAPMAS said on Monday.
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Caledonia quarterly profit up 16% on higher gold prices
Zimbabwe-focused Caledonia Mining reported a 16% increase in second-quarter profit after higher gold prices helped offset lower grades and output.
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