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[Premium Times] Mr Alebiosu takes the crown from Adesola Adeduntan, who gave up the role abruptly on Saturday even though he was due to comp...

[DW] The boat passengers were reportedly on their way to a funeral when the boat sank. Authorities said they were still looking for other pe...

[VOA] Bangui, Central African Republic -- At least 20 people have drowned in Central African Republic after a ferry sank while carrying pass...

[Premium Times] Segun Alebiosu began his professional career in 1991 with Oceanic Bank Plc and joined FirstBank in 2016.

[IMF] PARTICIPANTS: ABEBE AEMRO SELASSIE - Director, African Department; TATIANA MOSSOT - Senior Communications Officer

[RFI] Africa's millionaire population is expected to rise by 65 percent within the next 10 years, a report published this week has found. Th...

[GroundUp] Protests started on Tuesday, culminating with major roads to Orlando East, Pennyville, and Noordgesig being blocked on Thursday

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The European Union (EU) has issued a stern warning against paying ransom to Somali pirates, citing concerns that suc...

[Ghanaian Times] At least 609 people died nationwide in road crashes during the first quarter of this year, as against 553 deaths recorded l...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Approximately 200 officers of the Executive Protection Service (EPS) are reported to be facing termination und...

[Vanguard] The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are partnering to provide electricity access to at least 300 million peopl...

[Concord] President Julius Maada Bio has urged ECOWAS regional leaders to forge common understanding and develop strategies to address the c...

[The Point] The Gambia government through the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) yesterday signed a contract with DAMEN Shipyard for the construct...

[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia is playing a leading role in creating energy ties with neighboring countries, the Ministry of Wat...

[Premium Times] The bank said 600 million Africans lack access to electricity, creating significant barriers to health care, education, prod...

[IPS] Abu Dhabi -- Investors, regulators, researchers, policymakers, and representatives of renewable energy companies, acknowledged the key...

[Premium Times] The company said the significant reduction in the price of diesel is expected to positively affect all the spheres of the ec...

[Business Day Africa] Tanzania and Malawi are on the brink of a diplomatic standoff following Dodoma's decision to commence the upgrade of M...

[Business Day Africa] Kenyan tea worth Ksh2.3 billion was withdrawn from the market in the latest sale as the Kenya Tea Development Agency (...

[Nile Post] Fresh from his western region consultations and then from sending off their fallen activists in Teso, the opposition stalwart Ki...

[Afrobarometer] Only one in five citizens enjoy reliable electricity supply.

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[Daily Trust] Nigeria's headline inflation rose to 33.20 percent, data from the National Bureau of Statistics has shown.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans will now enjoy cheaper electricity bills after Kenya Power announced a 13.7 percent power cost cut starting...

[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Ch...