Africa

South African regulator refers eight carriers to Competition Tribunal

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South Africa’s Competition Commission has referred a complaint to the Competition Tribunal against eight container carriers accused of alleged price fixing related to general rate increases on services between Chinese ports (including Hong Kong) and Durban over a ten-year period, from 2008 to 2018. The development was reported according to DynaLiners. The carriers named in […]

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Benin interior minister says coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops

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Benin’s interior minister said a coup plot, announced by a group of soldiers on state-run television earlier on Sunday, has been foiled. Benin is the latest in a string of coups plotted across west Africa over the past few weeks. A coup initially announced as successful in the west African country of Benin was foiled

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Soldiers in Benin announce power grab, removing President Talon

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A group of soldiers in Benin claimed on Sunday that they had seized power, announcing the removal of President Patrice Talon on national television. Calling themselves the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), they said they had appointed Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri to lead the country. “Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as president of

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MTN and STI-OP in talks to Bolster Uganda’s Innovation Agenda

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Friday 5th December 2025- Johannesburg, South Africa: In a move aimed at fast-tracking homegrown solutions for Uganda’s progress, a Ugandan delegation led by Paul Amoru, the Ugandan High Commissioner, held a strategic meeting with the MTN team led by MTN South Africa’s General Manager for Enterprise Solutions, Sudipto Moitra. The delegation included representatives from the

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Kagame and Tshisekedi Arrive in Washington for Peace Deal

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi arrived in Washington on Wednesday ahead of a high-stakes peace agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to preside over the event at the White House on Thursday, even as heavy fighting flared along the two African countries’ shared border. The leaders’ arrival

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VP Alupo Arrives in Washington as Regional Leaders Gather for Historic DRC

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The agreement comes against the backdrop of renewed fighting in eastern DR Congo, where the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group has made territorial gains in recent weeks. The region, long marred by conflict involving more than 100 armed groups, holds some of the world’s most valuable mineral reserves essential for modern technologies, including electric vehicles. Washington

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MTN Strengthens Africa’s E-Mobility Push as Kayoola E-Coach Arrives in Gaborone at 4,493 km

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Wednesday 3rd December 2025- GABORONE, BOTSWANA: The “Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition” arrived triumphantly in Botswana’s capital, Gaborone on Day 13, with MTN Uganda playing the pivotal role of providing the expedition’s entire digital backbone across six countries. As the connectivity partner for the historic 13,000 km round-trip journey from Kampala to

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Uganda: Museveni Announces International Airport Construction in Mbarara With China and Brazil

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President Yoweri Museveni has unveiled final plans for the construction of an international airport at Nyakisharara in Mbarara city. Speaking at a rally at Mbarara Golf Course Booma Grounds on Monday, Museveni said the project will be undertaken by Chinese and Brazilian partners and built to the standard of Entebbe International Airport. “Mbarara people, you

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Uganda Launches Southern Africa Tourism Roadshow in Johannesburg

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Johannesburg, South Africa — The Uganda High Commission in Pretoria has officially launched the Southern Africa Tourism Roadshow in Johannesburg, signalling the start of a week-long series of engagements aimed at enhancing tourism cooperation, expanding trade partnerships, and strengthening regional market linkages across Southern Africa. The Roadshow brings together national tourism authorities, leading travel trade professionals,

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East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and their support tour Gen Saleh’s Namunkekera Rural Industrial Park and Kirima Heritage Farm in Kapeeka-Semuto Municipality in Nakaseke district.

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The members of parliament of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and their support on December 1, 2025 toured Namunkekera Rural Industrial Park, also known as Liaoshen Industrial Park, and Kirima Heritage Farm in Kapeeka-Semuto Municipality in Nakaseke district. Both of these landmark establishments are owned by General (Rtd) Caleb Akandwanaho Salim Saleh, the Chief

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