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In an exclusive interview with DW, she said she is prepared to face corruption charges related to the source of her personal wealth. “I’m not hiding. I’m on social media …
Isabel dos Santos Denies Trying to Escape the Law in Angola Read More »
The Kenyan government has halted the transportation and export of Kilifi baobabs to Georgia and ordered an investigation into how a foreign contractor received permission to transport the ancient trees …
Nairobi’s Concerns Halt Possible Export of Baobab Read More »
Malawi became the first low-income nation to receive financing from the International Monetary Fund under a new tool intended to help countries cope with global food price shocks. The African …
Lilongwe First Recipient of New IMF Buffer Finance Read More »
The last two years have been extremely challenging for global tourism. It has been a recovery period for the sector after the covid 19 pandemic caused the worst crisis the …
17 Regional Countries have Increased their Travel and Tourism Development Index Read More »
Namibian authorities have removed a controversial statue of a German colonial officer that was erected to mark the anniversary of the founding of the city of Windhoek, now the capital. …
Statue of Leading German Settler Removed from Namibia’s Capital City Read More »
With the Wekebere device, a mother can personally tell whether the baby is in distress, as she sees the signals of its heartbeat and rhythm transmitted on her phone. As …
Ugandan Engineers Develop a Digital Foetal Monitoring Tool Read More »
Plans are underway to amend the capital markets law and introduce a 20% excise tax on every crypto transaction fee, in a move widely seen as an ineffective strategy by …
Kenya Now Wants to Tax Crypto Transactions in all Exchanges in the Country Read More »
The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor has sought to revive the case against fugitive Ugandan rebel commander Joseph Kony, who remains at large since an arrest warrant was issued …
Artist Francky Mindja of the Legend Arts Studio is creating a new story called ‘Samba’s Handkerchief’ on his iPad. It tells the tale of Martin Paul Samba, a hero of …
A Desire to Make Cameroon the Land of Comic Books Read More »
Laid-off employees at Twitter’s Africa headquarters are accusing Twitter of “deliberately and recklessly flouting the laws of Ghana” and trying to “silence and intimidate” them after they were fired. The …
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