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Nigeria’s president offers low-income workers a temporary minimum wage increase/in /by
Just two days ahead of a planned indefinite strike, Nigeria's president offers low-income workers a temporary minimum wage increase.
At least nine dead after shaft collapses in a gold mine in Zimbabwe/in /by
At least nine people have died after a shaft collapsed at a gold mine some 120 kilometres west of the Zimbabwe capital, Harare.
Libya flights to Italy resume after nearly 10 years/in /by
A Libyan airline has flown passengers to Italy for the first time in almost 10 years after a nearly decade-long suspension due to an EU ban.
DRC: Opponent Fayulu confirms presidential candidacy/in /by
Political opponent Martin Fayulu, who has been keeping suspense alive for the past few weeks, has confirmed his candidacy for the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a statement to the press.
Madagascar: opposition rally denied/in /by
In Madagascar, a collective of 11 presidential candidates was prevented from holding a pre-campaign launch rally at the Palais des Sports in the capital Antannanarivo.
Gabon: residents react one month post military coup/in /by
Residents of Libreville, the gabonese capital share their views on the situation in their post-coup country as political and economic challenges remain immense, a month after military leader Oligui Nguema overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family has ruled the oil-rich state for 50 years.
Burkina Faso: Partisans demonstrate in support to junta one year post coup/in /by
One year after the coup that brought Captain Ibrahim Traore to power in Burkina Faso, people rallied in the streets of Ouagadougou, to show their support to the military leader.
Eswatini: opposition calls for change after polls close/in /by
Voting ended on Friday in Eswatini's legislative elections Africa's last absolute monarchy.
An app to encourage blood donation [Inspire Africa]/in /by
In Uganda director Raymond Malinga has created an animation series for Disney. In Kigali, a former beauty queen has become Rwanda’s first female rally driver. In Gabon, Alvine Yeno has created an app to encourage people to donate their blood
Burkina Faso: ‘elections not a priority compared to security’, says military leader/in /by
Almost a year after seizing power in a coup, Captain Ibrahim Traore, who had promised a return to presidential elections by July 2024, in Burkina Faso, announced planned changes to the constitution to make it representative of the masses, declaring Friday, on state TV, that elections are not a prior