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South Africa receives first batch of Covid-19 vaccine

South Africa on Monday received the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines that are expected to help the country’s efforts to stem the virus. The 1...

Ugandan Opposition Leader Files Election Petition Contesting Museveni Win

Lawyers for Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine have filed a challenge in the Supreme Court on Monday against President Yoweri Museveni's victory in last...

Rwanda Expresses Displeasure At UK Travel Ban

Rwanda has expressed displeasure with the United Kingdom after London banned travelers from the east African country, citing the need to stop the spread...

Iran Rejects New Talks Or Participants In Global Nuclear Deal

Iran's foreign ministry on Saturday rejected any new negotiations or changes to the participants in Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers, after French President...

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CBN Holds Interest Rate At 26.5% As MPC Cites Global Risks And Inflation Concerns

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the country’s benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), at 26.5 per cent, following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso, who announced the committee’s decision on Tuesday, said the move reflected the...

144 Migrants Dead Or Missing Off Mauritania’s Coast, UN Says

The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that 144 migrants are dead or missing after attempting to reach Europe via the waters off Mauritania, following three separate rescue operations carried out between July 14 and 18. The heaviest toll came from a single boat that departed Bufaloto, Gambia,...

ECOWAS Demands Release Of Detained Opposition Leader In Guinea-Bissau

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally free all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, according to a statement issued after a summit of regional heads of state in Sierra Leone. Freeing the political prisoners would...