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Egypt: Nation Mourns Victims of Migrant Boat Disaster Off Greece’s Coast

Egypt mourned with deep sorrow the victims of a migrant boat that sank off the coast of Greece. The boat, which was carrying hundreds of illegal migrants, including Egyptians, sailed from Libya's coast to Europe. In a statement released on Fri..

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Nigeria: Military, Asari Dokubo On Warpath Over Allegations of Oil Theft

It appeared yesterday that the Nigerian military may be lurching towards an angry showdown with former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, over his allegations that 99 percent of oil theft and bunkering in the Niger Delta region are being carr..

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Ghana: ‘Waive Taxes On Our Raw Materials to Help Produce Inputs Locally’

Interplast Limited, West Africa's leading producer of plastic pipe systems, has called for a tax waiver on the raw materials the company imports for production. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Interplast Limited, Sivnesh Kumar RE, who made..

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Africa: Get-Rich-Quick Schemes, Pyramids and Ponzis – Five Signs You’re Being Scammed

Consumers are under a lot of financial strain. The World Economic Forum reports that the cost-of-living crisis is affecting people across the globe. With food and fuel prices rising, it's becoming increasingly difficult to keep financially afloa..

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Kenya: Grand Infrastructure Projects Aren’t a Magic Bullet for Industrial Development – Insights From Ghana and Kenya

The African Union's flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises large-scale infrastructure development and promises to "link the continent by rail, road, sea and air". This is being undertaken in parallel with efforts to improve economic integr..

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Nigeria: World Bank Advises Govt, States to Stop Payment of Petrol Subsidy

Abuja — The Country Director of the World Bank, Shubham Chaudhuri, has asked the federal and state governments to consider the financial implications that a continuous fuel subsidy regime could have on their revenues, as the government contemplates t..

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Kenya: Tough Times for Consumers as Price of One Kilogram of Sugar Hits Record High

Narok — Consumers will have to dig dipper into their pocket as prices of sugar hit record high. A one kilo of the commodity now retails at about Sh200, up from Sh150 a few weeks ago. Speaking to KNA, Emmanuel Saruni, a supervisor in Kanini Haraka E..

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Nigeria: Doctors’ Strike – Abuja, Lagos Hospitals Offer Skeletal Services

Resident doctors make up the bulk of doctors in Nigeria's tertiary hospitals As doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced a five-day warning strike on Wednesday, skeletal health services were provi..

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Zimbabwe: Parliament Grills GMB Over Money Owed to Farmers

Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement has raised red flags over late payments to farmers and transporters by the Grain Marketing Board adding that they receive money after it has been eroded ..

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Nigeria: Inflation Hits 22.22% As Food Prices Rise

Food inflation rose to 24.61 per cent in April 2023 from 24.46 in March. Nigeria's annual inflation rate rose to 22.22 per cent in April from 22.04 per cent in the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. The statis..

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South Africa: Over 500 People Share Two Communal Taps in Diepsloot

"It's unbearable living in Diepsloot. We are living like animals," says mother of two Every day Matsie Mangena from Diepsloot's Extension 11 in Johannesburg puts her baby on her back and goes to queue for water at one of only two working c..

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South Africa: Eastern Cape Premier’s PhD Proposal Was Fake, Report Says – South African News Briefs – May 15, 2023

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane 's Degree Proposal Was a Sham - Report In an exclusive report, News24 says that a forensic report commissioned by the University of Fort Hare (UFH) reveals how Oscar Mabuyane, Eastern Cape Premier and African..

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