THE United States (US) government has launched a year-long "IP for Growth" (Intellectual Property for Growth) programme aimed at helping African creators, particularly...
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APR moved one step closer to retaining the Rwanda Basketball League championship after beating Patriots 94-87 in Game 2 of the finals at...
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The African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) has relocated the 2026 Men's African Nations Championship from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Tunisia due...
Liberia: Abail Reborn to Boost U.S.-Liberia Trade
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Malawi: First Lady Joins Scorchers’ Victory Dance and Photo Spree At Kamuzu Palace
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Malawi: Malawi’s Football Fans Gear Up for English Premier League Kick-Off
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Uganda: Jambojet to Resume Nairobi Entebbe Flights After Six Year Hiatus
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Uganda: Minister Orders 100-Day Crackdown On Ramshackle Taxis in Kampala
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Nigeria: U.S., Nigeria Deepen Music Industry Ties With Intellectual Property Workshop
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Nigeria: Presidency, Wike Tackle Atiku Over Pledge to Restore Fuel Subsidy
The Presidency has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's proposal to restore petrol subsidy as retrogressive and an attempt to regain political power, arguing...
Nigeria: Atiku in Dramatic U-Turn, Wants Fuel Subsidy Returned
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Nigeria: APC Accuses Atiku of Desperation Over Pledge to Restore Fuel Subsidy
"This is desperation of the most pitiful kind, an admission he is clueless and out of touch with Nigeria's economic realities and imperatives...
Sudan: Ministry of Industry and Trade Moves to Curb Entry of Goods Failing Import Standards
Minister of Industry and Trade Mahasen Ali Yagoub chaired a meeting on Thursday attended by the Director General of the Customs Forces, representatives of...
Sudan: Finance Undersecretary Says Plans Underway for Economic Recovery and Reconstruction
Finance Undersecretary Dr. Mohamed Ali Jumaa said the war had caused extensive destruction and losses across Sudan, noting that the Ministry of Finance is...
East Africa: Jambojet to Resume Nairobi-Entebbe Flights As Regional Travel Demand Grows
Jambojet will resume flights between Nairobi and Entebbe on October 1, 2026, returning to the Ugandan market as demand for travel between Kenya...
Kenya: MPs Opposes Proposed Merger of Tourism Research Institute and Kenya Tourism Board
Nairobi -- A House Committee has opposed a proposal to merge the Tourism Research Institute (TRI) with the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), terming...
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Eskom paid for diesel and recorded it as 'received' in its books - in some instances that process was at best a sleight...
Kenya: Nearly 3 in 5 Kenyans Oppose Proposed Ride-Hailing Fare Hikes
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Nigeria: Subsidy Restoration, Demonstration of Serious Ignorance On Governance, Economy – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of demonstrating ignorance...