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Hungry to diversify their economies beyond fossil fuels, Middle Eastern powers are investing in the resources needed to produce clean energy
Rivals to ruling ANC have pitched the death penalty and mass expulsions to a restless electorate
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Ruling party rival concedes defeat as preliminary results point to big win for Bassirou Diomaye Faye
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West African country steps up scrutiny of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange
The global conscience moves in mysterious ways
Funding comes as bloc faces political pressure to cut arrival numbers
Release of pupils snatched in Kaduna state is a boost for Bola Tinubu’s government
Previously stable west African democracy was hit by protests ahead of Sunday election
Opponents say position of ANC’s Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is ‘untenable’
Imminent arrest of Markus Jooste for fraud was part of efforts to show country is intent on tackling white collar crime
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South Africa’s regulator had inflicted Jooste with record $25mn fine for role in country’s biggest corporate scandal
Legislation to send asylum seekers to African country delayed until after parliament’s Easter break
Markus Jooste issued with $25mn penalty by financial watchdog for his role in accounting scandal
John Lamola reasserts goal of becoming a ‘global brand’ as state-owned carrier turns profit for first time since 2011
Hakainde Hichilema says ‘long overdue’ agreement with China and others given greater urgency by devastating drought
The tiny central African country was once a hotbed of promise
Big events can trigger change in public perception, but this scheme still appears niche to many voters
Aid agencies warn of humanitarian catastrophe as resurgent M23 militia fights its way through mineral-rich region
Government uses majority in Commons to remove peers’ amendments to legislation
The headline acts will be the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England
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