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Paul Hounkpè, of the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin party, is the only opposition candidate in Benin's presidential election.
In Benin, Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is the clear favorite in Sunday’s presidential election, backed by outgoing president Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after two terms.
Backed by the ruling bloc, Romuald Wadagni, 49, who has been finance minister for 10 years, faces a single rival, Paul Hounkpe, a former culture minister seen as a moderate
Shireen al-Kurdi is a 36-year-old displaced mother of five. The Palestinian woman is earning a limited income through her hobby of making crochet dolls and selling them at an affordable price.
Gaza was mourning Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Wishah on Thursday after he was killed in an Israeli drone strike that hit his car west of Gaza City a day earlier.
Pheap Rom spent decades building a life in the United States, holding permanent resident status since 1985. But today, he finds himself detained in Eswatini, far from the country he once called home.
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[Afreximbank] Cairo, Egypt -- African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is proud to announce that it is supporting Dangote Group, as it seeks to expand its operations and grow its turnover to US$100 billion by 2030.
AfricaDotcom
South Africa’s renewable energy build programme is visibly reshaping the country’s power grid. Wind farms rise along coastal ridges; solar plants stretch
Tourvest Destination Management (TDM), a division of the Tourvest Integrated Tourism Group, has launched Your Africa, a digitally driven,
West Africa Infrastructure Expo and HVACR Nigeria opened today at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, marking the debut edition of both events. The inauguration
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nigeria's Zenith Bank Plc has completed the acquisition of 100 percent shareholding in Paramount Bank Limited, following regulatory approvals.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least 175 health facilities across 31 counties in Kenya have received critical maternal and newborn care equipment in a significant step toward improving survival rates for mothers and infants.
BBC News Africa
Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe has "zero tolerance" for corruption, which he says is "worse than cancer".
[Afreximbank] Forward-Looking Statements
The foreign minister says the accusations, involving children, were investigated and found to be unsubstantiated.
[allAfrica] As low and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of smoking-related disease, access to pragmatic, evidence-based harm reduction solutions is becoming an increasingly urgent public-health priority.
[Daily News] Dodoma -- MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have urged the government to slash some levies on fuel imports as part of measures to control the rising fuel prices, exacerbated by the ongoing Middle East crisis.
[Daily News] Arusha -- TANZANIA is now officially home to the world's largest volcanic debris avalanche deposits recorded at the foot of the country's second-highest peak, Mount Meru.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nearly three-quarters of female service seekers in Kenya report facing repeated demands for sexual favours while accessing public services, a newly released Kenya National Gender and Corruption Survey 2025 shows.
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has been selected as the first beneficiary of France's National Health Platform.
The state department has also asked US citizens to "reconsider" travel plans to the West African country.
