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Ghana Delivers Biggest Rate Hike Ever At 300 Basis Point

Ghana's central bank announced a 300 basis point hike in its main lending rate, the West African country's largest ever, after an emergency meeting...

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Ethiopia Starts Power Generation From Second Turbine

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed kick started electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite...

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Johnson & Johnson To End Global Sales Of Baby Powder With Talc Next Year

Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands...

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UK Economy Shrinks In 2Q, Sharpening Recession Fear

The United Kingdom’s economy shrank in the three months to June, figures released Friday showed — a smaller-than-expected contraction that nevertheless added to jitters...

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Malawians Return Home As Xenophobia Fears Grow In South Africa

A group of 150 Malawians repatriated from South Africa amid rising concerns over xenophobic violence is expected to arrive home by road on Monday, Malawian authorities have announced. The move follows reports of intimidation and violence in South Africa’s Western Cape Province, including door-to-door harassment targeting foreign nationals...

Kenyan Court Upholds Gachagua Impeachment, Bars Him From Public Office

A Kenyan court has upheld the 2024 impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, effectively preventing him from holding public office. In a ruling delivered on Monday, a three-judge High Court panel dismissed Gachagua’s claims that the impeachment process was politically motivated and unfair. However, the court found...

Protesters Storm National Assembly, Demand Urgent Action Over Rising Insecurity

A group of young Nigerians on Tuesday took to the streets of Abuja to protest the growing insecurity across the country, urging the Federal Government and security agencies to take decisive action against banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping. Operating under the banner “Nigerians Unite Against Terror,” the demonstrators marched peacefully from...