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Kyiv counts diplomatic costs of ambush boasts

Bamako has cut ties with Ukraine, accusing it of complicity in an attack that killed Malian soldiers and 50 Russian Wagner operatives

The Cold War politics in the Sahel has been given fresh heat after Mali announced it was severing ties with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of involvement in a deadly...

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Egypt plans to make Olympic bid despite fears over costs

ANOCA head says the state is determined to become the first country on the continent to host the Games

Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, says Mustapha Berraf, the Algerian head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), following...

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Chastened ANC pins the blame on Jacob Zuma

The former President has been expelled from the ANC - the party he once led - after campaigning for a rival party in the 2024 election

The African National Congress’s (ANC) move to pin the blame for its worst results in three decades on ex-President Jacob Zuma risks whitewashing the failures of President Cyril...

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Abiy agrees $3.4bn IMF deal

Ethiopia’s move to a market-based foreign exchange regime, a requirement of the new financing programme, saw the birr drop 30% against the dollar

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has reached an agreement with the IMF on a four-year US$3.4 billion loan – part of a $10.7bn financing programme from the Fund...

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Protesters mobilise over fate of democracy activists

Conakry governor hints at security crackdown if demonstrators defy ban on political gatherings

Civil society groups are mobilising citizens to defy a ban on political protests and take part in a three-day protest starting on 30 July to demand the release...

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Ratings plan gets serious

An AU official says a credit agency catering to the needs of the continent’s sovereign borrowers will be ready by next year

An Africa credit rating agency will start work in 2025, a senior African Union official has told reporters.

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