Sunday, June 7, 2026
Africa
Facebook shuts Ugandan govt officials accounts, days after shutting Trump’s account
Series of accounts belonging to Ugandan government officials have been shut down by Facebook as the tech giant accused them...
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Cambodia begins first commercial crude oil extraction
Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Tuesday announced that the first drop of crude oil has been extracted in the Kingdom’s...
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African Development Bank approves $5 million grant for Desert-to-Power Scheme in the G5 Sahel Countries
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved on Wednesday a Desert-to-Power (D2P) technical support program that will...
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Ghana plans $500 million London IPO of Agyapa Royalties (Gold royalty fund)
Ghana, Africa’s largest gold producer, is planning an up to $500 million listing of its gold royalty fund in London...
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WHO endorses protocol for Africa’s COVID-19 herbal medicine clinical trials
The World Health Organization has endorsed a protocol for testing African herbal medicines as potential treatments for the coronavirus and...
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South Africa’s Economy Shrinks 51% in Q2 due to Lockdown restrictions
South Africa’s economy shrank by an annualized 51% in the second quarter (April to June 2020), its worst quarterly decline...
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Just in – Akinwumi Adesina re-elected AfDB President
Akinwumi Adesina, a Nigerian national has been re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank President on Thursday. He...
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Nigeria doubles African Development Bank voting rights ahead of annual meeting
The 46th annual meeting of the African Development Bank is scheduled for 26-27 August, 2020, and will be held virtually...
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AfDB calls Young Africans to submit papers for the 2020 African Economic Conference
African Development Bank is calling on young African male and female researchers, to submit papers, which will be considered for...
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Zimbabwe to compensate White Farmers with $3.5 billion in a new deal
Zimbabwe government at the State House office in Harare on Wednesday, signed a deal that will pay $3.5 billion compensation...
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