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Tanzania bans use of US dollars, other foreign currencies for local transactions
The Bank of Tanzania has officially banned the use of all foreign currencies, including the US dollar, for domestic transactions…
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Rwanda Confirms Early Talks to Receive Migrants Deported from US
Rwanda has confirmed it is in the early stages of discussions with the United States to receive migrants deported from…
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Ugandan politician builds a grand church at home after cancer treatment in Germany: “I promised God”
Former Ugandan Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa has sparked national debate after funding the construction of a multimillion-shilling church in…
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Tanzania Raises Public Sector Minimum Wage From $137 to $186 Amid Economic Growth
In a major announcement during Tanzania’s Labour Day celebrations on May 1, 2025, President Samia Suluhu Hassan revealed a significant…
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Nigeria’s GDP per capita falls to $824, worse than 1960 levels – AfDB President Adesina
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has delivered a stark warning about Nigeria’s economic trajectory. In…
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Nigeria Fines Meta and WhatsApp $220 Million Over Data Privacy Violations
Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has ordered Meta Platforms Inc. and its subsidiary WhatsApp to pay a $220 million…
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China signs major liquefied natural gas deals with UAE to replace US supply amid trade war
China is doubling down on its energy ties with the Middle East, sealing a string of long-term liquefied natural gas…
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Trump Mocked for Not Knowing ‘What’ the Congo is After Claiming the Country is Sending Prisoners to the US
WASHINGTON, D.C. — April 17, 2025 — U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a wave of criticism after referring dismissively…
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South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States called Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic
PRETORIA, April 17, 2025 — South Africa’s newly appointed special envoy to the United States, Mcebisi Jonas, is facing immediate…
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World Bank to release $17 billion to Nigeria for poverty reduction programmes in Nigeria
. The Federal Government of Nigeria and the World Bank have solidified a new partnership aimed at tackling poverty and…
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