Africa
Processing minerals locally vital for Africa: WTO
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has urged African countries to strengthen regional value chains, industrialisation and infrastructure to increase their influence in global trade.
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Kenya fast-tracks plans for mega Dangote oil refinery in Lamu
The proposed East African oil refinery in Lamu, Kenya, is set to dwarf its Nigerian counterpart with a processing capacity of 700,000 barrels per...
South African woman handed 40-year sentence in Nigeria over drug smuggling
A 38-year-old South African woman, Will Jessica Ann, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by the Federal High Court in Abuja for...
Xenophobia: Ghana declines MTN’s ₦2.4bn offer to support evacuees
The Ghanaian government has turned down a proposed GH¢20m (approximately ₦2.4 billion) aid package offered by telecommunications giant MTN Ghana to assist citizens affected...
Nigeria demands end to South African xenophobia
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called on South Africa to take decisive action to stem xenophobic and Afrophobic violence targeting African nationals, warning...
