PLO Lumumba’s Expulsion From Zambia Attracts Outcry
China’s influence in Africa has some leaders trying hard to please their new, rich and seemingly generous foreign partners. This
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Whatsapp Poses Challenge For Facebook In Its Fact-Checking Campaign In Africa
Facebook will begin flagging fake news stories with the help of users and third-party fact-checkers in Kenya, in a bid
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Twice As Many African Leaders Attended China’s Africa Summit Than The UN General Assembly
As the current chairperson of the African Union, Rwandan president Paul Kagame was among the first five leaders to address
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Ethiopian Shoe Designer Showcases Sustainable Manufacturing In Africa
For decades, the image of Ethiopia in the rest of the world’s imagination was one of poverty, a people entirely
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Ghana To Use ‘Other Sources’ To Pay Back Debt If Nyinahin Bauxite Is Not Sufficient
Ghana will have to use alternative sources to pay back China’s Sinohydro Corp. for $2 billion in infrastructure if the
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Critics Warn Of ‘Dark Side’ To ‘Charitable’ Chinese Loan To Africa
Such a financial package has many high-profile defenders on the continent, including the head of the African Development Bank,
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55 Years Of Talk; Will The African Unity Dream Ever Materialize?
The dream of a united Africa started way before the formulation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963
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Press Freedom Under Siege In Mozambique? – Journalists Slapped With Hefty Fees
Under a new government decree, local and foreign journalists must now pony up thousands of dollars for the right to
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Freedom Of Speech Under Siege In Nigeria? Falz’s ‘This Is Nigeria’ Banned
Less than three months after it was released, Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has banned This Is Nigeria, an adaptation of Childish Gambino’s This Is
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Ethiopian Airlines CEO Invites African Nations To Own A Stake In The Carrier
Ethiopian Airlines is undisputedly Africa’s largest airline by revenue and profit. Yet the state-owned carrier just doesn’t want to dominate the continent’s
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UN Human Rights Chief Alarmed Over Cameroon Execution Video
International experts have confirmed that a widely seen video of Cameroonian soldiers executing two women and two young children is
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Former Nigerian Finance Minister Okonjo Iweala Joins Twitter Board
By Yinka Adegoke Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to the board of Twitter. Okonjo-Iweala served as
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AUDIO: Asamoah Gyan Killed My Daughter- Janet Bandu’s Father Alleges
Father of the woman who disappeared with musician Castro is accusing Asamoah Gyan of being behind his daughter’s death. According
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French President Promises Expedited Return Of Stolen Relics As Calls Increase
French President Emmanuel Macron has called the return of African relics to their origin “a top priority” of his administration.
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French President Macron To Visit Fela’s Kalakuta Republic
-By Dele Momodu French President, Emmanuel Macron, will visit the African Shrine next week to soak-in Afrobeat music, as he
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Nearly 2 Million Africans Were Pulled Into WW I, Their Reward Was Even More Colonization
-By Jackie Bischof It can be difficult to comprehend how easily Africa has been erased from world history. One powerful
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Togo’s Ambitious National Solar Power Strategy To Fix Electricity Problem Might Just Work
– By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu In Togo, the electricity access rate is 28% , far below the West African average of 40%.
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Government Bans Tilapia, Ornamental Fish Import Over Virus Scare
Government has banned the importation of all ornamental fishes and tilapia species in a bid to check a possible spread
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13,000 Africans Face Death On Sahara Desert After Expulsion By Algeria
In one of the most shocking reports on the ill-treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers, the International Organization for Migration has
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Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa Says He Was ‘Inches’ From Bulawayo Explosion
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has survived an apparent bomb attack at a rally in the city of Bulawayo. Mr Mnangagwa
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