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Ghana: Nigerian traders protest closure of their shops

Scores of Nigerian traders operating in Ghana are angry with the government over the closure of their shops.Hundreds of the shops have been locked...

Nigerian pirates fined for seizing ship in Gulf of Guinea

A court in Nigeria has fined three men $52,000 (£40,000) each for hijacking a ship in March and securing a ransom of $200,000 for...

Zambia: Bar owners want to resume work despite high Covid-19 infections

Some bar owners in Zambia are pressurising the government to open bars, despite the rapid rise in Covid-19 Infections.Zambia's President, Edgar Lungu, has been...

Oil spill hits Island of Mauritius

There are fears of an environmental disaster in Mauritius following an oil spill along its south-eastern coast.The oil spill occurred after a "breach" in...

How the Hawala system of transferring money works in Africa

Hawala is a process of transferring money from one country to the other without moving it physically.The money transfer process involves trust and balancing of...

Botswana bans sale of alcohol to curb COVID-19

The government of Botswana has banned the sale of alcohol in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19.All liquor licenses have also been...

Ghana: Businesses sack 42k workers, cut wages for 770k due to Covid-19

The shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had considerable impacts on Ghanaian businesses, forcing many firms to cut costs by reducing staff hours,...

[Photos]: Ghana unveils locally assembled Volkswagen cars

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday unveiled Volkswagen vehicles assembled in the West African country for the first time.The cars were assembled in VW...

Rwanda reopens its airports to international travellers

After months of suspending international flights due to the coronavirus pandemic, Rwandan airports have now reopened to international travellers.On Saturday commercial passenger flights resumed...

Grocery retailer Shoprite to exit Nigeria after 15 years

Africa's biggest grocery retailer, Shoprite, is exiting the continent's most populated country, Nigeria, after 15 years.The Cape Town-based retailer has started a formal process...

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