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YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s President Paul Biya warned on Monday of “disastrous consequences” for the countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa if urgent action is not taken to address their deteriorating net external reserves. The member countries – Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo …

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By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco plans to expand its airport capacity to 80 million passengers by 2030 from 38 million currently, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said. The plan is part of Morocco’s preparations to co-host the 2030 soccer World Cup, together with Spain and Portugal, and promote tourism, Akhannouch told members of parliament. …

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GENEVA (Reuters) – World Trade Organization members agreed on Monday to hold the next ministerial conference in Cameroon in early 2026, the global trade watchdog said in a statement. The WTO holds such conferences every two years where trade ministers from around the globe gather to try to reach deals to set or update new …

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KAMPALA (Reuters) – A Ugandan court has ordered the government to pay up to 10 million Ugandan shillings ($2,740) to each victim of Lord’s Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo, the first senior member of the rebel group to be convicted by Uganda’s judiciary. In October, Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the LRA, was sentenced to …

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By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s inflation rate rose for the third straight month in November, advancing to 34.60% in annual terms from 33.88% in October, data from the statistics agency showed on Monday. The uptick in inflation, which began in September following a brief easing in July and August, has been attributed to the …

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By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s president-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to revamp the cocoa sector and reorganise the state-run regulator, aiming to stimulate growth and improve efficiency in the world’s second-largest cocoa producer. In an interview with Reuters on Friday, he criticised the cocoa industry structure where the cocoa marketing board …

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By Tim Cocks SASOLBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane’s daughter Hlompho was born in Zamdela, a South African township beside the smokestacks and gas flares of Sasol’s oldest coal-to-liquid refinery, the baby struggled to breathe. Last year, when she was four months old, she turned purple and started gasping. Her parents …

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(Reuters) – Shell said on Monday its Nigerian subsidiary has announced a final investment decision (FID) on Bonga North, a deep-water project off the coast of Nigeria. The project, which will help maintain oil and gas production at Bonga, will be connected to Shell’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility, where the oil major …

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By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s biggest e-commerce retailer, Takealot, has hired thousands of personal shoppers to help it penetrate townships and rural areas and fend off increased competition from global rivals, its CEO told Reuters. Attracted by growth potential and South Africa’s strategic position, companies have invested in the country’s price-conscious e-commerce market. …

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(Reuters) – The United Nations will convene a technical committee of Libyan experts in an attempt to resolve contentious issues and put the country on the path to long-awaited national elections, the acting head of the U.N. mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Sunday. A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict …

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