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29 Mar 2023

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28 Mar 2023

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Eskom returns Ugandan power plants as licence expires

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Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Xapo Bank, Seamus Rocca.

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Katja Hamilton 27 Mar 2023

China Energy proposes 1,000MW floating solar plant in Zimbabwe

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China Energy proposes 1,000MW floating solar plant in Zimbabwe

Nyasha Chingono 27 Mar 2023

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Hereward Holland, Gareth Jones 27 Mar 2023

Libya signs South Refinery contract with Honeywell

Coal, Oil & Gas

Libya signs South Refinery contract with Honeywell

27 Mar 2023

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Economy

US Vice President Harris promises greater investment for Africa

Cooper Inveen and Edward McAllister 27 Mar 2023

Chad says it has nationalised all assets owned by Exxon Mobil

Markets & Investment

Chad says it has nationalised all assets owned by Exxon Mobil

Mahamat Ramadane 24 Mar 2023

Infectious Diseases

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Sofia Christensen and Nellie Peyton 24 Mar 2023

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Film & Cinematography

DW Akademie Film Development Fund announces fund recipients

24 Mar 2023

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FMCG

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24 Mar 2023

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Energy

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Christian Akorlie 24 Mar 2023

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Regulatory

An international battle over cheese has left European producers feeling bitter

Enrico Bonadio and Andrea Zappalaglio 24 Mar 2023

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

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23 Mar 2023

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Nestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

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Martin Myers 23 Mar 2023

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Mining

Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

Nelson Banya 23 Mar 2023

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Public Health

Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

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Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Nyasha Chingono 22 Mar 2023

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Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

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Direct selling e-commerce company QNet expands to South Africa

22 Mar 2023

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Energy

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Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

20 Mar 2023