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Sierra Leone releases detained plane with 'fake registration'

The plane was travelling from Liberia to Mexico when it made a non-scheduled landing at Freetown Int

DRC cancels licensing round for 27 oil blocks

The DRC has cancelled a licensing round for 27 oil blocks, citing late submissions for bids, inappro

South Africa's power firm proposes 36% tariff hike

South Africa's state power company Eskom has asked the country's energy regulator to approve a 36% p

Uganda signs deal with Turkish company to build 272-km railway

The new railway, which will stretch from the Malaba border post with Kenya to Uganda’s capital, Ka

Sub-Saharan Africa to see 3% economic growth in 2024 - World Bank

The growth is expected to remain comfortably above last year's 2.4% thanks to higher private consump

IMF relaxes rules for Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Senegal

IMF board approves changes to cut borrowing costs by 36% as the US-based institution faces increasin