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A joint delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank is due to visit Niamey on 17 ​A joint delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank is due to visit Niamey on 17 Read More

Lawmakers in the West African country had supported overturning the prohibition, but changed course on Monday after a vociferous campaign led by women. ​Lawmakers in the West African country had supported overturning the prohibition, but changed course on Monday after a vociferous campaign led by women. Read More

The police said that nine mutilated and dismembered bodies had been discovered, and that the suspect had confessed, only the latest violence against women in a rising tide of it in the East African nation. ​The police said that nine mutilated and dismembered bodies had been discovered, and that the suspect had confessed, only the

Two men claim to be the emir of Kano, an ancient kingdom in northern Nigeria. Their struggle for power and influence is feeding into a wider competition ahead of the country’s next election. ​Two men claim to be the emir of Kano, an ancient kingdom in northern Nigeria. Their struggle for power and influence is

Due to a kerosene shortage in Bangui, Royal Air Maroc has been forced to cancel flights to Bangui and set up a new flight path via Douala on both the outward and return journeys. ​Due to a kerosene shortage in Bangui, Royal Air Maroc has been forced to cancel flights to Bangui and set up

The Mali Cycling Federation, could not present its candidate to run against Habib Sissoko because it was unable to attend the election at the General Assembly. It intends to take the issue to court in Bamako’s fourth district. ​The Mali Cycling Federation, could not present its candidate to run against Habib Sissoko because it was

The consortium to which the Veolia subsidiary belongs will oversee the construction of infrastructure designed to optimise water supply in three towns in the south of the country. ​The consortium to which the Veolia subsidiary belongs will oversee the construction of infrastructure designed to optimise water supply in three towns in the south of the

A handful of executives from Russian state-owned company Rosgeo accompanied Sergey Lavrov to Conakry on 3 June to discuss geological exploration and mining. But the company’s track record on the African continent warrants caution. ​A handful of executives from Russian state-owned company Rosgeo accompanied Sergey Lavrov to Conakry on 3 June to discuss geological exploration

Negotiations led until the last minute by Abdallah Hamdok, who served as Sudan’s prime minister between 2019 and 2022 and ​Negotiations led until the last minute by Abdallah Hamdok, who served as Sudan’s prime minister between 2019 and 2022 and Read More

Five years after first applying for membership, Angola is now certain to be accepted into the Organisation Internationale de la ​Five years after first applying for membership, Angola is now certain to be accepted into the Organisation Internationale de la Read More