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Burkina Faso and Niger exchange 18 towns to settle border dispute
Burkina Faso and Niger have agreed to exchange 18 towns in order to settle a long-running border dispute and end years of litigation....


Ivory Coast bans potentially deadly skin-whitening creams
Ivory Coast has banned skin-whitening creams, which are widely used in west Africa, because of fears they cause lasting damage to health,...


Cocoa rallies on Ghana supply concerns, white sugar falls
LONDON - Cocoa futures rallied more than 2 percent on Tuesday due to concerns over tight supplies from No. 2 grower Ghana, while white...


Dozens Feared Drowned As Migrant Crisis Continues, Aid Group Says
Dozens of passengers in a crowded rubber boat fell into the sea and likely drowned as a rescue vessel neared, survivors reported as they...


Open Letter from President Jacob Zuma to Mia Couto, Mozambican writer and poet
My Dear Brother, I was very happy to hear from you after a long time. It is a pity that we are reconnecting under sad and painful...


IDB arm to lead manage 300 bln CFA franc sukuk programme for Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast will sell its debut Islamic bond in the next two to three months, and is assessing whether to make sukuk issues a regular...


Who were the eight people executed by Indonesia?
Indonesia executed eight prisoners condemned to death for drug offences. Two others were given late temporary reprieves. Mary Jane Veloso...
Nigeria army rescues nearly 300 females from Boko Haram
Army spokesman says the hostages freed during military offensive are not schoolgirls abducted from Chibok last year. Nigerian troops...


The fight against illegal fishing: The EU’s role in a global challenge
The EU not only has a great responsibility to demonstrate legal and sustainable seafood supply chains to its consumers. It must ensure...


Dear President Zuma: A letter from Mozambican writer Mia Couto
Mr President, the xenophobia expressed today in South Africa is not merely a barbaric and cowardly attack against “the others”. It is...
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