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SA loses $510 million from Illegal cigarette trade

South Africa has become one of the biggest markets for illegal cigarette sales and is losing out on 7 billion rand ($514 million) a...

Central Bank Governor of Liberia resigns

Liberia’s central bank governor on Tuesday resigned from office, according to the country's presidency. Milton Alvin Weeks was appointed by former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...

Uber and Taxify drivers in Kenya on strike

Drivers working for digital ride-hailing companies, Uber and Taxify in Kenya have withdrawn their services. They are protesting unfair rates charged by these two companies...

Ivory Coast to produce power from cocoa waste

Ivory Coast is set to produce biomass power from wastes from cocoa pods. The West African nation is leading cocoa producer in the world. It...

Burkina Faso bans small-scale mining

Mining by artisans in Burkina Faso has been banned by authorities in an attempt to protect lives and environment. Small-scale mining is popular in the...

Social media tax takes effect in Uganda

A tax regime for using social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook takes effect in Uganda. Uganda's Parliament last month passed a law that...

Bird flu hits poultry farms in Ghana

Ghana is reporting of an outbreak of H5 bird flu in parts of the country. The agriculture ministry says the highly pathogenic flu has been...

Tunisia gets $500 million loan from World Bank

The World Bank has approved a new $500 million loan to support economic reforms in Tunisia, the state news agency said on Thursday. The loan...

Ghana bans importation of Tilapia fish

Ghana has imposed a ban on the importation of all tilapia fish effective July 1, 2018. The West African nation is hoping the ban will...

Volkswagen opens car plant in Rwanda

European car-marker, Volkswagen is launching a car assembly plant in Rwanda on Wednesday. This will be the first of such plant in the East African nation. 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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