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Botswana: Botswana Has Valued Good Governance As Much As Diamonds
[ISS] The country's trajectory shows that natural endowments are neither destiny nor curse; governance determines the outcome.
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Letsile Tebogo qualifies for 200m semi-finals in Tokyo championships
Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo secured his spot in the men's 200-meter semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday, clocking 20.18 seconds to finish first in his heat.
Africa
ECOWAS chief makes surprise visit to Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio who took over the chairmanship of ECOWAS in June, met Tuesday with Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré at the presidential palace in Koulouba.
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Mali military escorts vehicles after militants attack fuel trucks
Militants affiliated with al-Qaida have burned and destroyed some 100 trucks transporting fuel to Bamako in recent days, according to a local trade union
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Gabon gears up for legislative and local elections as campaigns kick off
Following Brice Oligui Nguema's victory on April 12, which marked a significant political shift after a coup toppled the long-standing regime of Ali Bongo, Gabon will hold legislative and local elections on September 27 and October 11.
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UN calls out South Sudan's 'reckless' charges against Machar
South Sudan's First Vice President Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said, as fears grow that the east African country could edge toward a return to civil war.
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Kenya's Faith Cherotich claims gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase
Kenya's Faith Cherotich claimed the gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, stunning defending champion Winfred Yavi, who represents Bahrain, with an impressive performance on the final lap.
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Togo: President's sister-in-law, a former defence minister, arrested
Marguerite Gnakadè was a former defence minister and is the sister-in-law of president Faure Gnassingbé. She had repeatedly called for him to step down and end the family's regime over the past months.
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Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year at a quarter-point
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market.
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Deportees dispute Ghana’s claims of repatriation
Human rights experts warn the deportations could put the migrants’ safety at risk, while raising broader questions about international protections for asylum-seekers
Africa
Ghana’s women struggle to save oyster farming hit by climate change
Mangroves, trees or shrubs that grow along coastlines serve a critical multifunctional purpose in the aquatic ecosystem, ranging from being a home to fish to providing a buffer for coastal erosion from rising sea levels, and protection to land during storms and cyclones
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Rwanda: Electricity Tariffs to Be Reviewed Every Three Months
[New Times] Rwanda's electricity tariffs will now be reviewed every three to four months to ensure they align with energy production costs, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure.