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Ghana orders mining giants to shift operations to local firms by December

23rd April 2026

Ghana’s mining regulator has given international companies Newmont, AngloGold Ashanti and Chinese-owned Zijin until December 2026 to shift mining operations over to...

News

Pope Leo visits prison to shouts of ‘freedom’ on cinematic last day in Africa

23rd April 2026

Pope Leo’s four-nation Africa tour headed towards a dramatic close on Wednesday, with the pontiff braving a heavy rainstorm to greet crowds...

Business

US in talks to resettle 1,100 Afghans in Congo, advocacy body says

23rd April 2026

The Trump administration is in talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo to resettle 1,100 Afghans who have been stranded in Qatar...

News

US slams China’s pressure on African countries to block Taiwan president’s trip

23rd April 2026

The US is concerned that several African countries revoked overflight clearances for Taiwan’s president at China’s behest, the State Department said on...

News

Six suspected Nigerian coup plotters plead not guilty as court adjourns trial

22nd April 2026

Six former security officials accused of plotting the violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s government last year pleaded not guilty on Wednesday...

Business

Ghana cocoa farmers warn bumper harvest threatened by payment delays

22nd April 2026

Cocoa farmers in Ghana say payment delays of up to six months are preventing them from harvesting a rain-boosted mid-crop, despite strong...

Business

SA gets more foot-and-mouth vaccine doses as it battles to contain outbreak

22nd April 2026

South Africa’s government said on Wednesday that it had received two million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine from Turkey, as authorities intensify...

News

Pope decries inequality on whirlwind last day of Africa tour

22nd April 2026

Pope Leo used the last full day of his four-nation Africa tour on Wednesday to speak out against wealth inequality, urging believers...

Politics

China praises blocking of Taiwan president’s Africa trip, Taipei defiant

22nd April 2026

China heaped praise on Wednesday on three African countries that refused to let Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s aircraft fly over their territories,...

Business

Africa, Southeast Asia drive China solar panel exports to record in March

22nd April 2026

China’s solar panel exports soared to a record in March, China customs and industry data showed, as Southeast Asia and Africa stockpiled...