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Doctor Philip Moreira, a gynaecologist and department head at Dalal Jamm Hospital, rides his electric bicycle while commuting to the hospital in Dakar, Senegal, 21 October 2024. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

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Mahamat Ramadane 24 Mar 2023

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Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

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Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Christian Akorlie 24 Mar 2023

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Regulatory

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Supplied image: Nestlé and Chilanga Cement signing partnership agreement during the launch event. Pictured (from left to right): Chibuye Mbesuma Ngulube, general counsel & company secretary at Chilanga Cement, Honorable Gary Nkombo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Zubayer Davids, country manager, Nestlé Zambia and Malawi.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Nestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

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Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

Mining

Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

Nelson Banya 23 Mar 2023

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Energy

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Nyasha Chingono 22 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

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Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Social Media

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Media

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Technology

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

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Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

20 Mar 2023

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Tech Startups

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20 Mar 2023

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Public Health

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