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Uganda Reports 36% Rise in August Export Revenue as Gold Earnings Climb
Uganda's Finance Ministry reported a 36% year-on-year increase in August export...
Nigeria’s Pulaku Vigilantes Draw Praise for Rescues and Scrutiny Over Abuse Claims
Pulaku, a predominantly Fulani vigilante organisation in northeastern Nigeria,...
Uganda-Based Refugee Sprinters Prepare for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
Teenage sprinters Florence Masumbe and Rachid Rochene, who fled instability in...
Tunisian Military Court Sentences Opposition Leader to Four Years
A Tunisian military court has sentenced Third Republic Party leader Olfa Hamdi...
South Africa announces temporary fuel-levy cuts as pump prices hit records
South Africa will temporarily reduce fuel levies to ease pressure on motorists...
Mekelle Reopens Slowly as Tigray Faces Unpaid Salaries and Renewed Conflict Fears
Mekelle is gradually returning to daily life after Ethiopian federal forces and...
Hui Warns Africa Over Foreign Control of AI Infrastructure
Luminate CEO Melanie Hui has urged African stakeholders to secure greater...
Nigeria Confirms First Bundibugyo Ebola Case as 44 Contacts Traced
Nigeria has confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola,...
Dakar Workers Mobilise Ahead of Planned 72-Hour Strike
Around 150 people marched in Dakar as Senegalese trade unions prepared for a...
Microsoft Closes Nairobi Engineering Centre, Affecting More Than 400 Engineers
Microsoft has closed its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi, leaving more...