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The power of renewal – the current status of energy transition in Africa

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– – Post-pandemic, new solutions are being implemented to address Africa’s power challenges, which have been hampered by a lack of competitive funding, the dire state of the continent’s utilities infrastructure, and the need for energy policy and legislative reform to boost investment in the sector. Such solutions have had to consider energy transition and the utilization of renewable energy,… Read More
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Top Nigerian senator and wife charged over organ-harvesting

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– – Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have charged a top Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife with conspiring to transport a child into the UK in order to harvest organs. The said child of an undisclosed age has been taken into care, according to UK authorities. The investigation began when detectives were alerted to potential modern day slavery… Read More
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What’s the future looking like for gold trading?

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– – Gold. For millennia it has been a highly valued commodity. At first it was used for trading and then became a material in which wealth could be invested in the form or decorations and jewellery. But more and more as time has gone on, gold has become a precious metal whose value has been regarded as being stable,… Read More
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Exness Review for Nigerian Traders

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– – As a result of the ever-increasing demand for foreign exchange trading in Nigeria, the market is becoming increasingly saturated with Forex brokers who provide a diverse selection of remarkable features and reasonable pricing. Because there are so many different brokers from which to pick, it can be challenging to tell which ones are trustworthy businesses and which ones… Read More
Africa Malawi Southern Africa World 

Why Malawi’s president stripped his deputy of powers

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– – Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has stripped his Vice-President Saulos Chilima of all his delegated powers. The decision was taken by the President after Chilima was named in a $150m corruption scandal involving government contracts. According to a report by the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), the vice president and other 52 current and former officials had received money from… Read More
Africa Business World 

Indirect tax developments in Sub-Saharan Africa

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– – There have been significant developments in indirect tax within Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the past year. The vast majority of developments have been based around VAT amendments and policies, as well as general budget updates for 2022 across SSA. This article includes key developments from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Ghana The Parliament… Read More
Africa Central Africa World 

DR Congo: New museum prepares to take in Lumumba’s tooth

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– – A newly-built mausoleum in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa is getting ready to welcome the gold-crowned tooth of the country’s independence hero Patrice Lumumba. The mausoleum was however designed by a Chinese architect and is about to take in the only known remains of Mr Lumumba. In September 2020, the family of Lumumba received news of… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Ethnic clashes kill dozens in Ethiopia

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– – Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in western Ethiopia following an outbreak of ethnic violence. Rebels from the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have reportedly attacked remote villages where ethnic Amharas live. Several homes have been set ablaze in the violence which begun on Saturday. The regional government has also blamed the OLA government for the violence. In… Read More
Africa Sports World 

Sadio Mane to join Bayern Munich in deal worth up to £35m

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– – Liverpool have agreed a 41m euro (£35.1m) deal to sell Sadio Mane to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. The Reds will get a fixed 32m euros (£27.4m) with an additional 6m euros based on appearances and 3m euros based on individual and team achievements. Liverpool turned down two bids from Bayern before accepting their latest offer for the 30-year-old, whose… Read More
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Rwanda rejects ‘insulting’ criticism on UK asylum plan

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– – The Ugandan government is rejecting the continuous international criticism of its plan to receive asylum seekers from the UK. A government spokesperson Yolande Makolo has described such criticisms as “insulting”, asking such critics to travel to the eastern Africa country to see the progress it had made. A legal action forced the first flight due to take asylum… Read More
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