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Sudan’s Feared Intelligence Chief Resigns in Another Victory for Protesters

Sudan’s Feared Intelligence Chief Resigns in Another Victory for Protesters

Sudan’s powerful intelligence chief resigned on Saturday, two days after the president was ousted, as huge crowds of demonstrators remained encamped outside the country’s military headquarters. By Friday night, the general who appeared to...
Zambia's Corn Harvest Falls to Decade Low After Drought

Zambia’s Corn Harvest Falls to Decade Low After Drought

Zambia’s corn harvest fell to an estimated 2 million metric tons this year, the lowest in a decade, after a drought and pest outbreaks hurt output of the staple crop, the agriculture minister said...
Policy Dialogue Commences in Ethiopia to Pave Way for Right Implementation Of AfCFTA

Policy Dialogue Commences in Ethiopia to Pave Way for Right Implementation Of AfCFTA

A policy dialogue has started on Monday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa to give a certain roadmap to the strategies for successfully implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The dialogue is co-organized by...
Publication of A Book Titled "The New Law of Investment in Tunisia: Views on Europe and Africa"

Publication of A Book Titled “The New Law of Investment in Tunisia: Views on...

Promulgated on September 30, 2016, the law on investment replaces the Code of Investment Incentives of 1993. The authors of this law have particularly sought to improve the business climate in Tunisia. Would they have...
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Welfare Gains Estimates from A General Equilibrium Model

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Welfare Gains Estimates from A General Equilibrium Model

In March 2018, representatives of member countries of the African Union signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. This agreement provides a framework for trade liberalization in goods and services and is...
Protesters Tear-Gassed in Burkina Faso

Protesters Tear-Gassed in Burkina Faso

Police in Burkina Faso fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital, Ouagadougou, on Monday. The authorities had banned the rally. The protest organisers had a mix of concerns, including anger over poor governance,...
Kenya’s First African Mayor Passes Away Without Knowing Final Verdict

Kenya’s First African Mayor Passes Away

Kenya’s First African Mayor Passes Away on Monday without knowing the final verdict on his court case. Mr Charles Wanyoike Rubia had sued the government for a record high of Sh.40 billion after he...
4,300 Somali Refugees Has Returned to Their Home

4,300 Somali Refugees Has Returned to Their Home

UNHCR, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has reported that since 2017, 4,300 Somali refugees have returned to their homes from Yemen thanks to Assisted Spontaneous Return Programme. UNHCR spokesman Babar Bloch said in...
Ethiopia: 90% of Children ‘Multidimensional’ Poor

Ethiopia: 90% of Children ‘Multidimensional’ Poor

In spite of marked improvements in the levels of poverty in Ethiopia, 90% of children under the age of 10 are poor, according to a new UN Development Program report. This sobering statistic was...
Islamic State, Largely Defeated at Home, Is Rebuilding in Africa

Islamic State, Largely Defeated at Home, Is Rebuilding in Africa

Shortly before, Islamic State had claimed its first attack in Congo, where three soldiers were shot dead by what the group said was a new Central African wilayat, or province. He also praised Islamic...

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