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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

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Premium badgeNigeria-South Africa: A complex relationship at a crossroads President Tinubu and President Ramaphosa left New York promising constructive political and business collaboration moving forward. Here are ten things...
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo attends the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

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Josiane Tchoungui has been at the helm of ACC since 1 September. Photo supplied

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Premium badgeCameroon: Josiane Tchoungui banks on miscellaneous experience to boost cocoa outcome CEO of ACC needs to secure a steady supply of raw materials to boost production, among other challenges.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

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Premium badgeNigeria-South Africa: A complex relationship at a crossroads President Tinubu and President Ramaphosa left New York promising constructive political and business collaboration moving forward. Here are ten things...
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo attends the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

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Premium badgeGhana’s Akufo-Addo plays to domestic gallery with UN climate, debt pitch Debt relief was top of the agenda for the countries in the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF).
Josiane Tchoungui has been at the helm of ACC since 1 September. Photo supplied

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Premium badgeCameroon: Josiane Tchoungui banks on miscellaneous experience to boost cocoa outcome CEO of ACC needs to secure a steady supply of raw materials to boost production, among other challenges.

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Ethiopia: Jamaican, Dutch nationals charged with smuggling drugs A Jamaican and three Dutch nationals have been charged with smuggling cannabis, while allegedly using their investor licences as a cover for their ill...

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Ghana gets a new Vice President Ghana has chalked another milestone in its democratic dispensation, as new President John Mahama’s nominee for vice president was vetted by law makers...

Does Africa need more investment in family planning? On 11 July, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hosted a summit on family planning in London. The hosts argued family planning had taken a back seat f...

Ethiopian airlines to receive its first Boeing ‘Dreamliner’ Ethiopian Airlines announced on Tuesday that it is going to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner on August 14, in Seattle, Washington.

Morocco, France seek tough action against Mali Islamists Morocco and France have called on the African Union (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to consider taking action against Mali...

Ethiopian media barred from reporting about the health of Meles Zenawi Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s long absence is causing uncertainty in the Horn of Africa amid speculation about his deteriorating health.

South Africa: Hillary Clinton pays special visit to Madiba, One of the US’ most senior diplomats, Hillary Clinton is in South Africa this week to deepen ties with Africa’s biggest economy and will meet senior S...

North and South Sudan: The oil will flow Sudan and South Sudan reached an agreement to end a protracted oil dispute that led to severe economic consequences, civil unrest and fears of another...

Gono sticks to his guns amid Zimbabwe’s bank reform woes Zimbabwe’s banking sector is once again in the eye of a storm after the central bank increased minimum capital requirements for banks, but this has tr...

South Sudan and Sudan find a way forward Sudan and South Sudan have reached a new agreement on an oil revenue sharing mechanism allowing Juba to resume production, it was revealed on Monday.