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Nigerian insurer taken over by Germany’s Allianz

Germany’s Allianz plans to pay $35 million for 98 percent stake in Nigerian insurer Ensure Insurance in a push for growth in Africa, where many people are uninsured.

South Africa wants Angola to pay debt owed to its airline

South Africa will press the newly-elected Angolan government to pay 850 million rand ($66 million) it owes struggling South African Airways (SAA), the finance minister said on Tuesday.

Equatorial Guinea demands €73m from Total over ‘fraud’

Equatorial Guinea said on Monday it has demanded €73 million from French oil giant Total over "fraud" in fuel sales made between 2010 and 2012.

Congo bans import of key consumer goods

Authorities have banned imports of several popular consumer products in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo for six months to fight smuggling, Trade Minister Jean-Lucien Busa said on Monday.

2 miners die in South Africa’s Harmony Gold mine

Two miners at a South African gold mine owned by Harmony Gold have died after they were trapped underground following an earth tremor, the company said on Sunday.

Zimbabwe to cull half a million birds due to avian flu

Zimbabwe is set to cull more than half a million chickens affected by the highly pathogenic strain H5N8 at a farm in Harare.

Samsung heir Jae-yong jailed for corruption

A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung's billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption.

SA considers Telkom stake sale to fund SAA bailout

South Africa is considering selling its stake in landline provider Telkom to fund a 10 billion rand ($757 million) bailout of South African Airways (SAA), a Treasury spokesman said on Wednesday.

Dangote signs $450m sugar deal with Niger state

Dangote Group of Companies has signed a $450 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Niger State government to develop an integrated sugar industry in Lavun.

Walmart and Google to offer voice-enabled shopping

Corporate giants Walmart and Google are teaming up to enter the voice-shopping market, currently dominated by Amazon.

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