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Category: Africa
USMA-RSB Match: CAF rejects Algerian club’s appeal
Appeals Jury of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rejected the appeal lodged by USM Alger against the decision imposed on it by the ... Read More
DRC accuses Apple of using illegal minerals from war-hit regions
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused Apple of sourcing precious metals used in its Iphones and Mac laptops from warlords in its conflict-stricken ... Read More
South Sudan fuel tax blocks vital UN trucks
South Sudan has held up UN fuel trucks over a tax dispute, leaving scores facing aid shortages in the country where three quarters of the ... Read More
First International Forum on Moroccan Sahara Opens in Dakhla
An inaugural International Forum on the Moroccan Sahara opened on Wednesday in Dakhla. The forum is meant to catalyze scholarly discourse and forward-looking analysis concerning ... Read More
Niger envisions new era of development as its first oil export arrives in Benin
First Nigerian oil has arrived at the Beninese oil terminal of Sémè Kraké using the Niger-Benin pipeline, with experts hailing the launch of this platform ... Read More
Burkina Faso: army summarily executed 223 civilians, babies — rights group
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Burkina Faso's military forces of “summarily executing” 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two northern villages in ... Read More
Africa needs to invest $9.3bn to expand oil infrastructure — report
With Africa's aging mid- and downstream oil products supply infrastructure, the countries on the continent must invest a combined $9.3 billion to expand fuel-transportation infrastructure ... Read More
Senegal wants a rethought partnership with the EU
Senegal’s new president Bassirou Diomaye Faye said his country needs a new “rethought” partnership with European countries, part of his electoral promises to review deals ... Read More
Sudan war raises ethnic cleansing fears in Darfur
The Sudanese civil war pitting the army against the Rapid Support Force RSF is threatening to reproduce ethnical cleansing in Darfur and spill over to ... Read More
Nigeria targets $2bln World Bank loan
Africa’s most populous nation is eying a $2 billion World Bank loan to help address pressing challenges and back up hard currency reserves, the government ... Read More