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Africa

August 19, 2021

Jihadists massacre 37 farmers in Niger; govt declares national mourning

37 people, including women were killed by the gunmen while working on their farms.

Houthis
August 18, 2021

Angola govt invests $600 million in power generation

Angola will invest $600 million to increase the electricity capacity in the southern region next year, Angola’s Minister of Energy and Water Joao Baptista Borges has announced.

Electricity power line
August 18, 2021

Buhari regime to help reform Sierra Leonean police: Minister

The minister said Nigeria and Sierra Leone have diplomatic relations that date back to the slave trade era.

Minister Muhammad Dingyadi
August 17, 2021

CAF releases 2021 Africa Cup of Nations fixtures

To be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, a total of 24 counties will feature in the competition.

CAF
August 17, 2021

AU hails Zambia’s election, congratulates president-elect, Hichilema

The AU praised the outgoing president, Mr Lungu, for demonstrating strong leadership and statesmanship.

Moussa Mahamat, Hakainde Hichilema
August 17, 2021

Uganda to take in more than 2,000 Afghan refugees: Official

At 1.45 million so far, mostly from South Sudan, Congo and Burundi, Uganda hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa.

Yoweri Museveni
August 17, 2021

AfDB prohibits Sargittarius Nigeria Ltd., affiliates for 18 months over fraud

The debarment qualifies for cross-debarment by other multilateral development banks under the Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions.

African Development Bank (AfDB) building
August 16, 2021

Zambia opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential election

Zambia presidential election results on Monday showed that the opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema secured a stunning landslide victory over incumbent Edgar Lungu.

August 15, 2021

Violence erupts in Zambia as President Lungu faces defeat; police call for calm

Sixteen presidential candidates participated in this year’s elections.

Edgar Lungu and Hakainde Hichilema
August 15, 2021

Fresh Ebola case confirmed in Cote d’Ivoire

“The patient, who came in from Guinea, is currently in quarantine.”

Alassane Ouattara