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New digital payment system to ‘revolutionise’ business in Somalia

A new national contactless payment system will revolutionize business in Somalia, the central bank governor has told a famous British newswire.

Basketball: FC Barcelona condemns racist insults hurled at Nigerian player James Nnaji

FC Barcelona on Wednesday condemned racist insults hurled at its Nigerian player James Nnaji before the final of the Spanish Basketball Championship, which the Catalan club won at Real Madrid.

Zambia optimistic about securing a debt agreement in Paris

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema expressed confidence on Wednesday that his government would secure a plan to restructure his country's debt at talks in Paris this week with its creditors.

Sierra Leone elections: struggling economy main focus for voters

As Sierra Leoneans prepare to head to the polls this Saturday, the growing economic hardship is on everyone's mind.

Uganda: Opposition calls for repatriation of troops after school massacre

Uganda's opposition called on Wednesday for the repatriation of Ugandan troops deployed abroad to reinforce security after a massacre last week at a high school blamed on jihadists left at least 42 people dead.

Macron hosts Chad, Gabon leaders ahead of ‘Summit for a New Global Financing Pact’

Chad's President Mahamat Deby and Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba are among the roughly 50 heads of state and government attending the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact. They were hosted Wednesday (June 21) by Emmanuel Macron for talks.

Wembanyama poised to be selected No. 1 overall by the San Antonio Spurs

There has been no debate about who the Spurs should take with the No. 1 pick, no discussion of which player might be a better fit, no real attempts to raise any red flags about the presumed selection.

Sierra Leone opposition supporters protest against electoral body

Hundreds of supporters of the opposition party, All People's Congress (APC), hold up signs calling for the Chief electoral Commissioner, Mohamed Konneh, to step down after allegations of electoral fraud, at a protest in Freetown on June 21, 2023.

Kenya: storm over minister who called journalists “prostitutes”

Kenya's Minister of Commerce was in turmoil on Wednesday after publicly denigrating a media group, accusing it of working for the opposition and calling its journalists "prostitutes".

Tunisia train derailment kills two, injures 34

Two people were killed and 34 injured when an overnight passenger train careered off the tracks and overturned in eastern Tunisia on Wednesday, the state-owned SNCFT rail company said.