Burundi has officially accused Rwanda of sending troops earlier this month to attack one of its military positions and pledged to “use legitimate defense” if its northern neighbor continues the hostility. Eight Burundian soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked their camp close to the Rwandan border on Nov. 16. The invaders retreated
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Absa Bank Limited has received regulatory approval from both the United States Federal Reserve Board and New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS), the New York State regulator, to open a representative office in New York. The office is expected to be operational by the end of the year.
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A pilot in Zambia performed a heroic feat on Monday when he managed to safely land a Dash 8-300 plane, with 41 passengers on board, after it was hit by a hailstorm and lightning. The incident happened as the plane, which belongs to local airline Proflight, was approaching the capital,
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Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has made its inaugural flight to Kigali, officially becoming the first low-cost carrier to fly the route. The airline, which recently expanded their fleet with two brand new De Havilland Dash 8 - 400 to cater to their expansion, will be flying once daily from its
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Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained of becoming impotent, a rights group has said. Feronia, which dominates DR Congo's palm-oil sector, had failed to give workers adequate protective equipment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. The UK government's development bank, CDC,
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The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi A Adesina (pictured) has said smart nations should invest in women now. He made the remarks yesterday while giving his opening statement at the Global Gender Summit hosted by Rwanda. This is the first time that the Global Gender
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The United States has recalled its ambassador from South Sudan after the leaders of formerly warring factions failed to agree on a unity government, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. Ambassador Thomas Hushek will return for consultations “as part of the re-evaluation of the U.S. relationship with the Government
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Jack Ma, the Chinese businessman and founder of e-commerce and technology giant, Alibaba, is in Addis Ababa for the launch of Electronic World Trade Platform in Ethiopia (eWTP).The private sector-led initiative works with governments to promote e-commerce. Ethiopia hopes eWTP will help promote its exports to the global market and
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Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (pictured) announced he is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, offering his own mix of moderate policy stances and experience in business, government and philanthropy as the way to beat President Donald Trump. Bloomberg, 77, called Trump “an existential threat to our country and
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Tanzania summoned Canada’s envoy to protest after an aircraft set to be delivered to state-owned Air Tanzania was impounded in a land compensation dispute, the East African country’s government said on Saturday. The case relates to a lawsuit filed by a retired Tanzanian farmer who has claimed compensation over what
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