Gambia Bans Protests Without Permits After Unrest Over Power Cuts
The Gambia has banned protests without official permits after several nights of demonstrations over prolonged electricity shortages sparked unrest across...
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Ghana Develops Minimum Wage and Tender Rules for Mining Contractors
Ghana’s Minerals Commission is developing minimum wage and tender benchmarks for mining contractors as the country moves to increase...
Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Spreads Beyond Its Epicentre
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading rapidly beyond its original epicentre in Ituri...
US Plans Nearly $100 Million Loan to Africell to Counter Huawei in Africa
The United States plans to provide nearly $100 million in financing to Africell, an American-owned telecommunications company operating in...
Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom Faces Succession Crisis Before King Oyo’s Burial
Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom is facing a major royal succession dispute just days before the burial of its late monarch,...
Kenya approves $2.3 billion sale of Diageo’s East African Breweries stake
Kenya’s competition regulator has approved the sale of Diageo’s 65% stake in East African Breweries Plc (EABL) to Japan’s Asahi...
Kenya set to receive about $400 million in emergency World Bank funding
Kenya is expected to receive about $400 million in emergency financing from the World Bank within six weeks to help...
Fire in eastern Congo kills at least 24 schoolchildren
A devastating fire in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killed at least 24 schoolchildren on Thursday, September 10, after...
Somalia piracy resurges as regional instability leaves shipping routes exposed
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is making a worrying comeback, with pirate groups carrying out a series of hijackings...
Equatorial Guinea police accused of pointing guns at US-deported migrants
Police in Equatorial Guinea allegedly pointed firearms at migrants deported from the United States during a confrontation at a hotel...