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Ruto bids for Emirati gold

The President seeks to bolster the economy through new loans and trade deals with the UAE, while navigating diplomatic pressures and shifting alliances

President William Ruto has pinned his government’s economic hopes on new loans and trade with the United Arab Emirates, as he seeks alternatives to Chinese financing.

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Lower US interest rates will lead sub-Saharan Africa back to market

Despite current tighter financing conditions, Moody’s upgrades the region’s credit outlook to ‘stable’ amid reduced borrowing costs

Lower US interest rates will mean cheaper borrowing for African states, ratings agency Moody’s believes. The ratings agency has revised its outlook on sub-Saharan Africa’s sovereign credit to...

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An early challenge for President Mahama

A gun battle between the military and galamsey miners has resulted in seven deaths, intensifying Ghana’s illegal mining crisis

The deaths of seven galamsey miners in a shoot-out with army officers have deepened the crisis over Ghana’s illegal mining.

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More protests but Mondlane softens his stance

Despite calling for demonstrations, the opposition leader has eased his demands, making his planned unofficial inauguration unlikely

Six people were reported killed and a further 15 injured by gunfire in clashes on 13 January, in the first of three days of planned protests called by...

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Bullion for Bamako

Barrick Gold says it will suspend mining operations in the country after the government seized gold stocks from the company’s Loulo-Gounkoto operation

Canadian mining company Barrick Gold has pulled the plug on operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto complex in Mali after the Malian government seized an estimated 3 metric tonnes of...

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Activists’ kidnapping highlights police campaign of repression

The abduction of a Tanzanian campaigner, assaulted by unknown assailants in Nairobi, reinforces concerns about a spate of extraordinary renditions

The kidnapping and subsequent release hours later of the Tanzanian political activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai in Nairobi is the latest in a chilling series of abductions involving the...

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Row over troop numbers jeopardises AU mission 

The peacekeeping operation faces uncertainty after Burundi refuses to participate because of personnel allocation cuts

The fate of the new African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is in doubt after Burundi announced that it would refuse to participate because its...

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Fears for Goma grow as M23 continues gains in North Kivu

Rebel fighters have taken control of a strategic town in the east of the country, adding to the armed group’s recent advances in the region

Masisi town, the administrative capital of the Masisi territory in North Kivu, has become the latest to be taken by the Rwandan-backed M23 militia group, whose recent incursion...

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Political showdown likely as Mondlane returns 

The opposition Podemos leader promises to return to Maputo before Daniel Chapo’s swearing-in and plans his own inauguration

Mozambique is set for a showdown this week after Venâncio Mondlane, the presidential candidate of the opposition Partido Otimista pelo Desenvolvimento de Moçambique (Podemos), announced that he will...

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State House under fire over kidnappings

Security agents are linked to wave of repression after national protests against tax hikes in the middle of the year

President William Ruto is under mounting pressure to halt a wave of abductions, mainly of youth activists since the nationwide Gen Z protests in June, which are widely...

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