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Zimbabwe: Arcadia Lithium Project re-evaluated

Zimbabwe: Arcadia Lithium Project re-evaluated

The Zimbabwean Lithium Arcadia project is preparing to play in the big league. According to an updated feasibility study, the mine will have a longer operating life and an annual pr…...

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Africa's ambitious infrastructure: Tanzania secures $272m for new airport

Africa's ambitious infrastructure: Tanzania secures $272m for new airport

Several African countries, and the African Union itself have prioritised infrastructure development as a means of integrating the continent and connecting people to markets, with an…...

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US talks fail to solve Egypt -Ethiopia Nile dispute

US talks fail to solve Egypt -Ethiopia Nile dispute

On 6 November, ministers from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt met in Washington DC as the Trump administration used its diplomatic clout to push for a breakthrough in one of Africa’s mos…...

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GCC governments spur investment in Africa

GCC governments spur investment in Africa

With strong historical trading links, Africa is becoming an increasingly vital partner for the countries in the Gulf. With its strategic position at the nexus of Asia and Africa, Du…...

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Disputes and delays: Uganda’s long road to first oil

Disputes and delays: Uganda’s long road to first oil

Oil deposits have sat beneath the shores of Lake Albert, in western Uganda, for millions of years. Since its discovery in 2006, plans to extract the oil, estimated at over 1bn recov…...

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Scepticism follows Russia-Nigeria deal announcements

Scepticism follows Russia-Nigeria deal announcements

Nigeria had much to celebrate when deals were struck at the Russia-Africa Summit in October, but as Will McBain reports, there are doubts about whether all of the projects will be i…...

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Ghana goes paperless amid privacy concerns

Ghana goes paperless amid privacy concerns

Plans to digitise business transactions and government services could boost Ghana’s impressive economic growth, but as Charlie Mitchell reports, its citizens have concerns about da…...

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Digital currency use surges in Africa as providers push for laws to protect clients

Digital currency use surges in Africa as providers push for laws to protect clients

When a fourth-year student at Uganda’s Makerere University committed suicide last month after losing Sh500,000 from his digital wallet in what police confirmed to be a cryptocurren…...

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Kenya ready for AI but where are the skills, data?

Kenya ready for AI but where are the skills, data?

The lack of access to free, up-to-date and machine-readable government data stands in the way of Kenya tapping into opportunities brought by artificial intelligence, a Nation Newspl…...

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Zambia suspends 15pc export duty on gemstones: minister

Zambia suspends 15pc export duty on gemstones: minister

Zambia will suspend a 15 per cent export duty on gemstones but not diamonds from January 1 after the move that was intended to raise more revenues instead undermined production, the…...

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