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Nestle loses appeal over Kit Kat trademark

Swiss food and drink giant Nestle on Wednesday lost its legal bid to register the shape of a four-finger Kit Kat chocolate bar as...

Rwanda slaps $8.4m fine on MTN

Rwanda’s leading telecommunications firm MTN has been hit with an $8.5 million (Rwf7.03 billion) fine by the regulator. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (Rura) said...

Kenya rules out banning of second-hand clothes

Kenya has backed away from plans to impose a ban on second-hand clothes in a move officials say will leave local textile dealers at...

Tullow makes oil discovery in Kenyan well

Africa-focused oil company Tullow Oil Plc said it encountered 75 metres of net oil pay in two zones at an exploration well in Northern...

Ghana’s Minority petitions US Exchange Commission over $2b bond

The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament has petitioned the Security and Exchange Commission of the United States over the controversial US$2.25 billion bond issued by the Finance ministry in April. The Minority in a statement said they hope their petition will lead to an investigation in their claim of conflict of interest against the Finance minister Ken Ofori Atta over the issuance of the bond.

South Africa’s ANC wants reversal Eskom CEO decision

South Africa's ruling African National Congress wants the public enterprises minister to reverse her decision to re-appoint Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe five months...

China invests $124bn in global trade project

The Chinese government is investing tens of billions of dollars as part of an ambitious economic plan to rebuild ports, roads and rail networks. China's...

South Africa to sign new nuclear power pacts

South Africa plans to sign new, more transparent nuclear power agreements with five foreign countries after a high court blocked a deal with Russia...

Ghana to lure multinational firms with 10yr tax holidays

Ghana  has announced it is considering granting a ten year tax holiday to major Multinational firms. The move, according to the Chief Executive Officer...

Gambia’s Jammeh-era central bank governor sacked

The head of Gambia's central bank Amadou Colley, appointed by the previous President Yahya Jammeh, has been sacked. No official reason has been given for the...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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