Africa
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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions
Ethiopia’s biggest commercial bank is scrambling to recoup large sums of money withdrawn by customers after a “systems glitch”. The…
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Al-Shabab fighters killed as overnight siege of Mogadishu hotel ends
A 13-hour siege of a popular hotel near government buildings in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has ended after the al-Shabab fighters…
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‘We want Sonko’: Senegal opposition boosted after leaders freed before vote
Celebrations broke out among Senegal’s opposition supporters after two of their top leaders were freed from jail 10 days before the country’s delayed…
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Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children in Nigeria say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid
Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened…
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Tax inspectors to poultry boss: Senegal’s presidential candidates
Senegalese voters have a crowded field of 19 candidates to pick from when they vote this month to elect a…
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Ghana, South Africa formalise multi-sectoral engagements at Bi-National Commission
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has on behalf of the government and people of Ghana formalized engagements on education, health…
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Kenya to pause police deployment to Haiti
A top civil servant in Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has told the BBC that the planned deployment of police…
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Nigerian Islamic police in Kano arrest non-fasting Muslims during Ramadan
The Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano arrested 11 Muslims on Tuesday who were seen eating food during…
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Ugandan man behind viral fake East African currency shocked by its success
To the casual observer, it seemed like the long-cherished dream of a new single currency for East Africa had come…
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Access Bank Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe, wife, son laid to rest
Herbert Wigwe, the former CEO of Access Holdings, his wife Doreen Chizoba, and their son Chizzy were laid to rest…
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