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Uganda: From Uganda to the Netherlands - DFCU Bank Helps Equip Farmers With Global Agribusiness Skills

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- dfcu Bank, in partnership with Vision Group, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Koudijs BV, has officially flagged off the winners of the 2024 Best Farmers Competition for a transformative, week-long study tour in the Netherlands.

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Zimbabwe: Mansions, 5 000 Cattle and a Weekly U.S.$200,000 Kickback! Mutodi Claims Guvamatanga Making a Killing As Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary

[New Zimbabwe] - says Parliament has received reports and proposes lifestyle audit

Africa

Kenya: Kenyans Switch to LPG From Kerosene After Russia-Ukraine War, Study

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two-thirds of Kenyan households shifted from kerosene to liquified petroleum gas (LPG) in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, underscoring a growing preference for cleaner fuel sources, a new study shows.

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Nigeria: Oshiomhole Faults Pengassan for Shutting Oil Sector Over Dispute With Dangote Refinery

[Vanguard] Former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress and lawmaker representing Edo North, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has faulted Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria's (PENGASSAN) decision to shut down government-owned oil organizations over its dispute with Dangote Refinery.

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Nigeria: CBN Takes Direct Control of Fixed Income Market

[Daily Trust] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a phased operational overhaul of the Nigerian Fixed Income Market in a deliberate move to deepen transparency and efficiency in the financial ecosystem.

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Sudan: Those Responsible for Sudan's War Have No Business Being Involved in the Peace

[The New Humanitarian] Nairobi -- The war is now deemed responsible for the deaths of up to 150,000 people in mass casualty incidents and of over 500,000 people due to hunger.

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Sudan: Sudan PM Unveils $100bn Saudi Investment Plan and GERD Review

[Dabanga] New York / Port Sudan / Cairo / Addis Ababa / El F -- Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil El Tayeb Idris has announced a $100 billion package of investment projects proposed to Saudi Arabia and a fresh review of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with Ethiopia and Egypt.

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Zimbabwe: New Political Party Launched, Promises 'A New Future Full of Opportunities'

[263Chat] A new political movement, the National Progressive Democrats (NPD) has been launched pledging to end decades of authoritarian rule and steer the country towards what it describes as a "capable democratic developmental state."

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Cameroon’s UNDP leader Bello Bouba Maïgari to challenge Paul Biya in Presidential race

Cameroon’s UNDP Leader Beloboumama Egari to Challenge Paul Biya in Presidential Race

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Congo pushes back against U.S. pressure on critical minerals {Business Africa}

Congo Resists U.S. Push for Minerals, Demands Local Value and Development in Global Clean Energy Race while  Tunisian Biotech Startup Turns 5,000 Tonnes of Invasive Blue Crab Waste into Sustainable, Pharmaceutical-Grade Chitosan.

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Issa Tchiroma Bakary: "Cameroonians are tired of the CPDM" [Interview]

Let’s be objective: show me evidence that Tchiroma has done anything extravagant, or mismanaged public resources.

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Ebola transmission declines in Congo’s Kasai region

Authorities warn that family clusters and delayed isolation still pose risks, but for now, the spread appears to be stabilizing.