Africa

AfriquecanJune 22, 2023
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Egypt’s central bank keeps interest rates steady

THE Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept its key overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday, saying commodity prices appear to…
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AfriquecanJune 21, 2023
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Nearly 40 Migrants Feared Dead Off Spain’s Canaries

THIRTY-NINE migrants drowned when their dinghy sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Spanish non-profit group Walking Borders…
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AfriquecanJune 21, 2023
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Mali to Prosecute Those Behind UN Report That Accused Military of Abuses

MALIAN authorities will launch an espionage prosecution against the people behind a U.N. report that accused the country’s military of…
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AfriquecanJune 20, 2023
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Rwanda Genocide Suspect to Claim Asylum in South Africa

ONE of the last remaining suspects accused of orchestrating the brutal massacres of the Rwanda genocide nearly 30 years ago…
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AfriquecanJune 19, 2023
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Tunisia Doesn’t Want to be Europe’s Border Guard to Slow Migration

TUNISIA’S president said Monday that his country doesn’t want to be Europe’s border guard or a land of resettlement for…
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AfriquecanJune 19, 2023
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International Donors Promise $1.5 Billion in Aid to Sudan – UN

INTERNATIONAL donors promised almost $1.5 billion in additional aid for conflict-stricken Sudan on Monday as the United Nations warned that…
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AfriquecanJune 18, 2023
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41 Killed as Militants Attack Ugandan School Near Congo Border

UGANDAN authorities recovered the bodies of 41 people — including 38 students — who were burned, shot or hacked to…
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AfriquecanJune 15, 2023
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Sierra Leone Opposition Calls For Election Chief to Resign

Sierra Leone’s leading opposition candidate has called for the country’s electoral commissioners to resign a week before a presidential poll,…
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AfriquecanJune 15, 2023
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Sudanese Army Accuses Paramilitary of Killing West Darfur Governor

THE Sudanese army on Wednesday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of “kidnapping and assassinating” the governor of West Darfur…
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AfriquecanJune 14, 2023
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Scores Drown in Greece’s Deadliest Migrant Shipwreck

AT least 78 migrants drowned early on Wednesday and more were feared missing after their overloaded boat capsized and sank…
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