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Welcome to Business Africa, I am Ruth Lago. The headlines this week: -The economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa in the third quarter of 2021 outdid the projections. What’s behind this surprise rebound when the continent grappled with the effects of Covid and conflicts. -From a 3.8% economic growth in 2020 to 7.2% in 2021, Benin has experienced spectacular growth according… Read More

The chiefs of staff of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) began a two-day meeting in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday to strengthen military cooperation in the region plagued by growing insecurity. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are grappling with jihadist insurgencies and neighbouring states such as Ghana, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire are worried about spillover to their borders. Addressing… Read More

The president of the Gabonese Football Federation (Fégafoot), Pierre-Alain Mounguengui, has been indicted and placed under a committal order in Libreville for “failure to report crimes of pedophilia” in a case of alleged sexual assault of hundreds of children, his lawyer told AFP on Thursday. The scandal, revealed by the British daily The Guardian in December 2021, broke when Patrick… Read More

Three-time Grammy award winner, the platinum rapper and actor Ludacris received a Bachelor of Science in Music Management from Georgia State University. Ludacris attended undergrad at GSU in 1996 before leaving after signing a record deal with Def Jam. The rapper said that his time on campus sharpened his skills and gave him the confidence to believe that his path… Read More

Striking miners at South Africa’s second largest gold producer, Sibanye-Stillwater, say they are extending their strike until they get a pay rise. Thousands of workers have been demanding a 63 US dollars which is about 1000 rands monthly increase for two months. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and the National Union of Miners (NUM), which represents nearly 30,000… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago Tunisian journalists protested on Thursday against what they say is growing repression and intimidation against the press since President Kais Saied’s power grab last year. The demonstration was organised by the national journalists’ union, the SNJT, which has condemned authorities’ attempts to “tame” media outlets and turn them into propaganda channels. Protesters carried signs saying… Read More

**18 years after destruction and a series of dialogues facilitated by WHO helped support the recently returned Abu Gaw community (North Darfur) to take an active role in rebuilding their health services. ** A big day for the Abu Gaw residents in North Darfour, Sudan. A WHO-backed health center opened after an 18-year hiatus. On that very afternoon, patients were already… Read More

The trial of Senegalese midwives accused of neglecting a mother who died during labour resumed on Thursday. Six health workers were charged in April with ‘failure to assist a person in danger’. The case has prompted enormous outrage in the West African country, where health workers are often accused of extorting patients, misconduct, and negligence. The victim, Astou Sokhna, allegedly… Read More

Last updated: 15 hours ago Taiwanese Star Wars fans dressed in their favourite characters walk the streets of downtown Taipei to celebrate ‘May the 4th’ — a commemorative day for the fans of the sci-fi film because of the pun on the movie’s catchphrase “May the Force be with you.” Now in its seventh year, the annual event went ahead… Read More

On the banks of the Ruzizi River that divides the Democratic Republic of Congo from Burundi, cohabitation between hippopotamus and villagers remains conflictual. Since 2019, at least seven people were killed, six injured by hippos, with hectares of fields laid waste.  Environmental activists have multiplied their calls to establish protection mechanisms for hippos, while locals are calling on the government… Read More