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US Restricts Visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe Officials, Citing Repression
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The United States on Monday expanded a visa restriction policy on Ugandan officials…
Abiy Ahmed’s Imperial Ambitions Are Bad News for Africa, and the World
Ethiopia’s claim that it has a ‘natural right’ to directly access the Red Sea, and its dreams of…
Zimbabwe Uses Platinum to Pay Back $400 Million Afrexim Bank Debt
Zimbabwe is using the proceeds of its platinum exports to settle a $400 million loan from the African…
South Africa Intercepts Buses Carrying More Than 400 Unaccompanied Kids From Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG — Border officials in South Africa say they have intercepted dozens of buses carrying more than 400 young…
Zambian Landslide: at Least 7 Miners Killed, 20 Missing After Copper Mine Catastrophe
The miners were reportedly mining illegally without the knowledge of the mine owners A landslide at a copper…
Bank of China Will Use Zambia Unit to Boost Renminbi Trade Clout
The Bank of China plans to use its office in Zambia to increase trade using renminbi with the…
First Quantum Agrees With Zambian Firm to Fast-track Copper Project
LUSAKA, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (FM.TO) and a Zambian mining company have signed an agreement to…
Scottish Government and Heriot-watt Launch New Scholarships for Women in Zambia
THE Scottish Government and Heriot-Watt’s Edinburgh Business School are proud to expand their partnership by offering fully funded MBA scholarships for women in…
First Survivor Pulled Out of Zambia Landslide as Rescue Mission Continues
Zambian authorities have said the yet to be identified survivor is being treated in hospital. Rescue workers in…
Weak Currencies Force Up Cost of Living in Sub-saharan Africa
Arinola Omolayo owns a frozen food store in Ogba, a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, where…