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Burkina Faso ‘requisitions’ 200kg of gold from Canadian miner

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s junta-led government says it has “requisitioned” 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of gold extracted by a... Read more

17 Feb, 2023

Nairobi – Three years ago, amid a blaze of optimism, African leaders officially launched a new continent-wide free trade... Read more

17 Feb, 2023

Lagos – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday defended a currency swap that sparked protests and cash shortages, but... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Cairo – Egypt, sapped dry of dollars despite a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan, is seeking to... Read more

16 Feb, 2023

Johannesburg – London-listed ruby mining giant Gemfields said on Tuesday it has ceased operations at an exploration site in... Read more

15 Feb, 2023

Cape Town – The Presidency has reportedly said that it is exhausting all avenues to curb South Africa’s electricity... Read more

13 Feb, 2023

Cape Town – Meet Thabo Ledimo (28), a young internet entrepreneur, investor and author who is the co-founder and... Read more

13 Feb, 2023

Gaborone – Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday warned that his country may sever ties with diamond giant De... Read more

13 Feb, 2023

Harry Verhoeven, Columbia University and Francois Sennesael, University of Oxford South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s... Read more

13 Feb, 2023

Lagos – With under three weeks to go until Nigeria’s presidential elections, major shortages of cash and fuel have... Read more

11 Feb, 2023