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U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary hopes Congress will extend US-Africa program

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary hopes Congress will extend US-Africa program

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Thursday said he hoped Congress would extend a trade program that grants exports from qualifying African countries duty-free access to the U.S. market, hailing the strategic opportunities in the region. Adeyemo told the Reuters agency that the two-decade-old African Growth and Opportunity Act …

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Prosecutors in Burundi seek life sentence for ex-PM Bunyoni

Prosecutors in Burundi seek life sentence for ex-PM Bunyoni

Prosecutors in Burundi are seeking life imprisonment for former Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, who is on trial for seven charges, including using witchcraft to threaten the president’s life, the BBC reported. Mr Bunyoni’s trial started in September, a year after he was fired by President Evariste Ndayishimiye over suspicions that …

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Julius Malema accuses Kenyan leader of failing to keep his promises

Julius Malema accuses Kenyan leader of failing to keep his promises

South African opposition leader Julius Malema has criticised Kenya’s President William Ruto for failing to fulfil the promises he made to Kenyans when he ran for office last year. Speaking on Thursday at the launch of the Pan African Institute in Kenya, Mr Malema accused President Ruto of backtracking on …

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Saudi Arabia to sign deals worth more than $500 million with African countries

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan

The Saudi Fund for Development will sign agreements worth 2 billion riyals ($533 million) with African countries, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Thursday during the Saudi-Arab-African Economic Conference in Riyadh. “We are working with partners to support Ghana and other countries regarding their debt,” Jadaan added. Saudi Investment …

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