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Renowned Zimbabwean Author Receives Africa Freedom Prize

  • October 6, 2023

Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga received the Africa Freedom Prize in Johannesburg on Thursday, which is awarded to individuals who “have shown remarkable courage and dedication to advancing the cause of freedom, democracy and human rights on the African continent.” Tsitsi Dangarembga has long been one of Zimbabwe’s most highly regarded and beloved fiction writers — […]

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Commonwealth, ECOWAS Should Liaise For Immediate Release of Niger’s Deposed President – President Akufo-Addo

  • October 5, 2023

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Commonwealth should liaise with the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS, to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Niger’s deposed President, Mohamed Bazoum. Ousted President Bazoum, 63, was toppled by a military junta on July 26, this year, and in detention. Leaders of the coup cited persistent insecurity […]

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The World Bank Fears “Lost Decade” For sub-Saharan Africa

  • October 5, 2023

The World Bank published its growth forecasts for sub-Saharan Africa on Wednesday, expressing fears of a lost decade for the continent, faced with growing instability. For the current year, growth should reach 2.5%, the institution estimated, compared with 3.6% last year, due in particular to the slowdown in the region’s main economies. Indeed, Nigeria’s economy […]

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Moroccans “Proud” To co-host The 2030 FIFA World Cup

  • October 5, 2023

Morocco will become the second African country to host a FIFA football world cup after South Africa in 2010. The footabll’s world governing body announced on Wednesday (Oct. 04) that the north African kingdom together with Portugal and Spain will be joint hosts for the 2030 World Cup. This comes one week after Morocco was […]