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China’s Baowu races to launch Guinea’s Simandou mine
Baowu Steel Group, the world’s largest steel producer, is investing $6bn in Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project, which is ...
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Trump accuses South Africa of ‘confiscating’ land, cuts funding; Ramaphosa pushes back
US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was ‘confiscating’ land and ‘treating certain classes of people ...
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‘We’re on our knees financially,’ says MTN Nigeria CEO Toriola
Grappling with myriad economic pressures, MTN Nigeria’s CEO Karl Toriola argues that tariff hikes are necessary to sustain ...
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Congo courts Washington as Rwandan‑backed rebels seize Goma
The US is feeling pressure to intervene after its embassy in Kinshasa was attacked on Tuesday by anti-M23 offensive ...
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Benin: Why Romuald Wadagni is stepping aside in the AfDB race
He has the background and the skills to stand for the job, yet Benin’s economy and finance minister will not be putting ...
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In her debut feature film, Amel Guellaty balances deep beauty with harsh reality of Tunisia
Where the Wind Comes From’, a film debuting at the Sundance Film Festival in the US, captures the exuberance of being young ...
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DRC: Residents of M23‑occupied Goma pick up the pieces
The eastern DRC city of Goma was seized by M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies on 26 January. Residents have emerged to count ...
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Kagame threatens South Africa’s Ramaphosa over DRC intervention
They may be on opposite sides of the Congolese battlefield only by proxy, but Pretoria and Kigali are now trading ...
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We are still stuck with borders carved at the Berlin Conference, says Otchere‑Darko
As delegates gather in Accra for the African Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2025, attention is fixed on whether the continent’s ...
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Ethiopian Airlines props up struggling Boeing as Africa’s only buyer
The Ethiopian flag carrier was the continent’s only airline to have placed a new order for planes from Boeing in 2024, a ...
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Kenya: Sifuna dares Ruto supporters within ODM to quit the party
As confusion and internal feud deepen in Kenya’s main opposition party, it’s scribe has taken a swipe at party officials for ...
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Rio Tinto’s Gerard Rheinberger: ‘Simandou’s success depends on all parties working together’
Gerard Rheinberger, managing director of the Simandou project, discusses the site’s world-class ore quality, its role in ...