Africa

Nigeria faith leaders sign peace after Trump remarks

More than 50 Muslim and Christian leaders have signed an interfaith ​peace accord in Abuja, launching a new body to…

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South African clothing factories struggle after migrant workers flee

Weeks after xenophobic protests drove thousands of migrant workers from South ​Africa, rows of sewing machines stood idle at a clothing factory…

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South Africa plans new rules on ex-leaders’

South Africa’s foreign minister wants new rules and “more transparency” to apply to former heads of state undertaking foreign trips.…

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Johannesburg Stock Exchange has engaged with Nigeria’s Dangote Group ​

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has engaged with Nigeria’s Dangote Group ​and said the company could list ‌its petroleum refinery in…

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Over 20 killed after bus overturns in Algeria

At least ​25 people were ‌killed and 44 injured on ​Friday, after ​a passenger bus overturned ⁠in Algeria’s ​Boumerdès governorate,…

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Gunmen kill 12, abduct women and children in Nigerian

Armed men killed at least 12 people and abducted women ​and children during a night ‌attack on a village in…

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Morocco named major expressway after US president

Morocco has named the Tiznit-Dakhla Expressway the “Donald J. Trump Highway”, describing the move as a tribute to the close…

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African Union backed a broader discussion on migration – South African official

The African Union has backed a broader discussion on migration, a South African government ​official said on Thursday, after Ghana…

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Over 45,000 migrants enter Spanish enclave of Ceuta

About 49,000 migrants have crossed into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the last 24 hours, officials…

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Bulgaria backs Morocco’s autonomy plan

Bulgaria has signalled support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal as a possible solution to the long-running Western Sahara dispute, describing “genuine…

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