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VivaTech forum: Africa at the heart of the digital revolution/in /by
The 2023 edition has given prominence to artificial intelligence. The sector is getting increasingly popular in Africa, a continent firmly at the heart of the digital revolution. From June 14th to 17th, over 2,500 exhibitors will showcase their latest innovation.
2023 AFCON qualifier: Algeria’s new call-ups eye win against Uganda/in /by
Djamel Belmadi's men will play Uganda's Cranes on Sunday (June 18) at 6 PM (EAT) in Cameroon's Japoma stadium. Algeria tops group F with 12 points from four matches. Uganda stands 3rd with 4 points, behind Tanzania and ahead of Niger.
Nigeria lets market set currency exchange rate to stabilize economy, woo investors/in /by
The announcement Wednesday from the Central Bank of Nigeria led to a record fall in the value of the naira currency to 755 per U.S. dollar. It has since recovered some.
An African mediation mission will visit Russia and Ukraine/in /by
African leaders seeking to help bring an end to the war agreed on Monday to a mediation mission to Russia and Ukraine in mid-June, the South African presidency announced on Tuesday.
Can the digital economy ease debt burden for African countries? [Business Africa]/in /by
FinTech companies use digital technology to tackle challenges in healthcare, agriculture and e-commerce.
Kenyan opposition MPs walk out of Parliament as budget is unveiled/in /by
Members of Kenyan opposition coalition Azimio la Umoja walked out of the National Assembly on June 15 as the Treasury Cabinet Secretary was to read his budget statement. Ruto’s government has drawn up a 3.6-trillion-shilling budget. New or increased taxes were presented in a separate finance bill.
Sierra Leone: Opposition candidate demands electoral commission resignation/in /by
APC leader and presidential candidate Samura Kamara demanded the resignation of the electoral commission ahead of the June 24th presidential elections
Portugal: 47 footballers victim of human trafficking released/in /by
Forty-seven young footballers, including 36 minors, were rescued by Portuguese police in a dragnet launched on Monday against a human trafficking network linked to a training center in northern Portugal, AFP has learned. Thursday with the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF).
Football: Mostafa Mohamed signs for four more years in Nantes/in /by
FC Nantes announced on Wednesday the exercise of the option to buy Egyptian international striker Mostafa Mohamed, who has signed up until 2027.
Sudan: Army accuses RSF of West Darfur governor “assassination”/in /by
The Sudanese army on Wednesday accused the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of "abducting and murdering" the governor of West Darfur state, nearly two months after a power struggle between two rivals plunged the country into a bloody war.