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Diaspora tax for Eritreans living in UK investigated by Metropolitan police
Police examine claims that embassy in London uses threats and coercion to collect recovery and reconstruction tax that allegedly funds...
The Cape to Cairo trade 'super bloc' is here; 15 surprising - and shocking - facts on trade
Over the past five decades, no less than 14 regional trading blocs have been launched, but the share of intra-African trade has remained...
Nigeria’s favourite satirist goes global after ambushing Robert Mugabe
Following her sharp questions for Zimbabwe’s president, Adeola Fayehun is being hailed as part of a new generation of African journalists...
Bank urges action to close boardroom gender gap in Africa
Call for women to be speedily promoted through management after revelation that just one in seven board members in Africa is female With...
South Africa minister says Fifa payment of $10m was not World Cup bribe
Fikile Mbalula, the South African sports minister, has denied his country bribed Fifa officials in order to secure votes for the 2010...
Nigeria's army behind countless acts of torture and 8,000 deaths, Amnesty says
Nigeria's army behind countless acts of torture and 8,000 deaths, Amnesty says Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari before a meeting...
Boko Haram multinational force ready soon - Niger president
A multinational force being set up to combat Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist insurgency in the Lake Chad region will be operational in the...
Tanzanian low-cost water filter wins innovation prize
A water filter which absorbs anything from copper and fluoride to bacteria, viruses and pesticides has won a prestigious African...
How to make Africa work for the many, not just the few
When I go to the World Economic Forum Africa this week I will, of course, be there as the Executive Director of Oxfam International....
What will it take to power all of Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa is seen as a new frontier for investment and expansion and the economic growth rates have shown immense potential...
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