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Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema participate in a panel discussion during the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda

Business & Economy

‘We do not want scavengers’, Tinubu tells investors

by Editorial Staff18 hours ago

Ghana Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson speaks during a government briefing on economic reforms and IMF policy support in Accra

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Ghana bets on credibility after debt crisis

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Angola’s Minister for Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, speaking at the Angola Oil, Gas & Mining Conference in London

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Angola defies Africa’s mining nationalism wave

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Aerial view of a large open-pit copper mining site in Namibia with haul roads, excavation areas and heavy industrial earthworks stretching across a dry landscape

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Rows of solar panels stretch across the Essakane solar power facility in Burkina Faso during sunset, highlighting the country’s growing renewable energy infrastructure

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Burkina Faso leads Africa solar market

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Zimbabwean schoolchildren sit together during a classroom activity, reflecting community, identity and cultural connection in Harare

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at a podium with national flags behind him amid renewed political pressure over the Farmgate scandal

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Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema participate in a panel discussion during the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda

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Angola’s Minister for Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, speaking at the Angola Oil, Gas & Mining Conference in London

Aerial view of a large open-pit copper mining site in Namibia with haul roads, excavation areas and heavy industrial earthworks stretching across a dry landscape

Rows of solar panels stretch across the Essakane solar power facility in Burkina Faso during sunset, highlighting the country’s growing renewable energy infrastructure

Zimbabwean schoolchildren sit together during a classroom activity, reflecting community, identity and cultural connection in Harare

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at a podium with national flags behind him amid renewed political pressure over the Farmgate scandal

Louise Mushikiwabo speaks beneath a large Francophonie Summit sign during the 2024 summit in Villers-Cotterêts, France

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