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UN condemns deadly attack in refugee camp in DRC’s Ituri province

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the country (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, has condemned the killing of at least 45 people in the refugee camp of Lala, in Ituri province of central African country by armed militia men […]

Ghana to join regional bloc’s new currency

The government of Ghana has announced it plans to join the West African currency that will replace the CFA franc in 2020 in eight regional countries. The adoption of the new currency, which is called the Eco, would make Ghana the bloc’s largest economy, ahead of neighboring Côte d’Ivoire, but it urged members of the […]

China, Benin ink deal on partial debt cancellation

China and Benin signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on partial debt cancellation Saturday during the visit of the Chinese top diplomat Qin Gang to the African country. Qin said his visit was to “identify more fields of action”, Africa News reports. “China intends to work together with Benin to implement the projects agreed by […]