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Jumia to end food delivery across seven markets/in /by
The food delivery service currently operates in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Ivory Coast. It will reportedly cease this activity by the end of this month.
Nigeria: the State “must take additional measures” for the economy – World Bank/in /by
The World Bank recognises the efforts made by the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve Nigeria's economic situation, but insists on the need for further reforms, in a half-yearly report published on Wednesday.
Worst crimes against children reach highest level since records began- save the children report/in /by
"..The Democratic Republic of Congo was the worst conflict-affected country to be a child in 2022, followed by Mali in second place, then Myanmar. “While the data is for 2022, we expect 2023 to be no better .. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan – the worst displacement crisis on earth for children.. "
Senegal court clears jailed opposition figure for presidential run/in /by
"The judge upheld a regional court ruling from October overturned by Senegal's top court last month, which said the question of whether Sonko should be restored to the electoral roll should go back to the lower court in Dakar. Sonko has been at the centre of a stand-off with the state.. "
Somalia to benefit from $4.5bn debt relief (IMF)/in /by
Somalia is to benefit from a $4.5 billion debt reduction plan with international creditors to service its debt, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Chad: 5 things to know before the referendum/in /by
Chad, where a constitutional referendum is being held on Sunday, is a landlocked country in the Sahel, governed by a military junta and long a strategic ally of the West in the anti-jihadist fight.
DRC: 200 ADF rebels killed in Ugandan strikes in September/in /by
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Wednesday that around 200 members of the ADF rebels affiliated with the Islamic State group were killed in Ugandan-led airstrikes in September in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Genocide in Rwanda: Munyemana says he tried to “save” Tutsis/in /by
He stays straight in his boots. Tried in Paris on his possible involvement in the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, former doctor Sosthène Munyemana assured Wednesday that far from having wanted to kill Tutsi, he had tried to "save" them.
President Ramaphosa to appeal court decision over recognition of Zulu King/in /by
“Following a study of the judgement, the President will apply for leave to appeal against the judgement. During […] these legal processes, His Majesty King Misuzulu remains the identified heir to the throne," a statement by the South Africa presidency published Wednesday (Dec. 13) read.
Niger: U.S. Ready to Resume Cooperation with Conditions/in /by
During her visit to Niamey since Tuesday, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for African Affairs held discussions with several Nigerien officials, including the Prime Minister appointed by the military, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine.