Category: African Business
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Rwanda shuts 4,000 churches in safety crackdown
More than 4,000 churches have been closed down over the last month in Rwanda for failing to comply with health and safety regulations, including not being properly soundproofed. It has affected mostly small Pentecostal churches and a few mosques – some of them operating out of caves or on the banks of rivers. “This is…
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Nigerians continue marches against cost of living crisis
Protesters clashed with residents in Lagos on Friday during a demonstration against the countryβs worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Carrying placards, bells and Nigeria’s green-and-white flag, the protesters were met with a heavy security presence on the streets of Lagos. The protests were mainly over food shortages and accusations of misgovernment and corruption in…
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A railway line from the port of Dar es Salaam and Morogoro to the capital of the Tanzania has been put into operation
In Tanzania, on August 1, a 541-kilometer railway line from the port of Dar es Salaam and Morogoro to the capital of the country, Dodoma, was put into operation. The cost of the project was $3.1 billion. The construction was carried out by the Turkish company Yapi Merkezi. The new railway connects Tanzania with countries…
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Senegal summons the Ukrainian ambassador after content featuring “apology of terrorism” was broadcast on its soil
A propaganda video from the Ukrainian army, accompanied by comments supporting the terrorist attack in Mali, was published on the embassy’s Facebook page*. This position goes against the neutrality that Senegal advocates in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. “Our country, which rejects terrorism in all its forms, cannot accept on its territory and in any way words…
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Deadly terrorist blast on a beach in Somalia kills at least 32 people and wounds 63 others
The devastating explosion ripped through a popular beach restaurant in Mogadishu on Friday evening. The attack, blamed by Somali state media on the militant group al-Shabaab, is the deadliest in the country since October 2022, when twin car bombs killed over 100 people. Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden confirmed the casualty figures, stating that one of…
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Plunder Capitalism: A Threat to Africa’s Financial Sovereignty and the Pan-African Dream
The recent discussion on “Pan African Email” regarding the privatization of the U.S. government raises a critical point: the insidious nature of plunder capitalism. This exploitative economic model, where corporations and a wealthy elite extract wealth from nations and their resources, has a long and devastating history in Africa. Here’s how plunder capitalism operates and…
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South Africa has highly enriched uranium, says energy minister
The country has declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) its reserves of nuclear material that could be used to make weapons, the Netwerk24 news portal reported, citing Minister Gwede Mantashe. The disclosure is part of a comprehensive safeguards agreement. The level of uranium enrichment is classified information, he added. The stockpile is largely…
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Weah Threatens To ‘Resist’ Arrests of Former Liberian Officials
Former President George M. Weah has accused the administration of Joseph Boakai of “undermining” the rule of law by engaging in a “witch-hunt” of officials who served during his time in office, threatening to use both “legal and political” means to resist calls for their arrest. Information Minister Jerolinmek M. Piah has, however, denied the…
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AU’s recognition of coffee as a strategic anchor commodity in its Agenda 2063 is a historic milestone, says Ethiopian minister
Earlier this year, during the 37th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, the continental body recognized coffee’s critical role in Africa‘s socio-economic transformation and its potential for sustainable development and adopted coffee as a strategic anchor commodity in the AU Agenda 2063. Girma Amente, Ethiopia’s Minister of Agriculture and chair of the Inter-Africa Coffee Organization (IACO),…
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A South Africa’s population surpasses 63 million, growing by more than 835,500 people in a year
The country’s population grew by 835,513 people over the year to 63.02 million, an increase of 1.33% from July 2023 to July 2024, according to the latest mid-year population estimates for 2024 from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). “The data reveals that over half of the population is female, totaling around 32 million people,” Stats…
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