Zimbabwe Introduces New Currency, Ending Dollarization
After years of using the US dollar and the South African rand as the country’s main medium of exchange, Zimbabwe
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Africa
Ethiopians Welcome PM Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize
By Martin Plaut – (Newstatesman) The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been
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Massacre Of Fulani Herdsmen Prompts Dismissal Of Top Malian Officials
Jihadist groups dislodged from Middle East battlegrounds are reportedly regrouping in West Africa, exploiting longstanding grievances between the Dogon farmers
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Statue of Haile Selassie Unveiled At AU Headquarters In Addis Ababa
A statue of Emperor Haile Selassie I was unveiled on Sunday, February 10, at the African Union headquarters in Addis
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Rwanda’s Kagame Hands Over AU Chair To Egypt’s El Sisi
Feb. 11, 2019 – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has turned over the leadership of the 55-member African Union to Abdel-Fattah
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Ex SA President J-Zuma To Release An Album This Year
After a brief spin as President of South Africa, the multi-talented Jacob Zuma is plunging into a new and exciting
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Disney Claims Copyright Over Swahili Expression ‘Hakuna Matata’
The once common phrase “Hakuna Matata” (No Problem!) is now off limits for African speakers of Swahili. Any commercial use
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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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