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Zimbabwe bans raw lithium exports as demand, prices soar

Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw lithium from its mines so it can cash in on value addition and stop losing billions of dollars in mineral proceeds to foreign companies. The new regulation is designed to “ensure that the vision of the president to see the country becoming an upper-middle income economy has been […]

Rwanda struggles to contain Marburg virus outbreak

Rwanda reported 8 deaths up to Sept 30 from Marburg virus, which shares many properties with Ebola, as authorities race the clock to contain the spread of the virus. Most of the deaths were reported among medics operating in an intensive care unit, Rwanda’s health minister Sabin Nsanzimana said. At least 20 cases have been […]

Gabon launches national population census

Gabon has launched a national census of the population with the aim of targeting state interventions, Minister of Economy Nicole Jeannine Lydie Roboty-Mbou has announced. The central African country counts 2.2 million according to the latest census conducted 10 years ago. The campaign, conducted by the Commission Nationale de Recensement [National Census Commission] (CNR), will […]