Move over 'tech bros': Women entrepreneurs join Africa's fintech boom

When financial analyst Oluwatosin Olaseinde moved back home to Nigeria in 2013 after a decade studying and working abroad, she decided it was time to tackle her own finances, so started reading up on stocks and mutual funds.
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Abba Kyari Demands ₦500 Million Against NDLEA Over 'Unlawful Detention'

The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has demanded N500 million in damages from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over alleged unlawful arrest and detention.
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Omicron drove foreign tourists to cancel - so South Africans grabbed the holiday specials instead

South Africans opted to "ditch their tents and caravans" for a little more luxury in December, as cancellations from overseas visitors amid the Omicron outbreak sparked a flood of last-minute accommodation specials.
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Ethiopia starts generating power at the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa

Ethiopia began generating electricity from its mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, accompanied by high-ranking officials, toured the power station and pressed a series of buttons on an electronic screen, a move that officials said initiated production.
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Uproar over Namibia's R5.9 million auction off 57 elephants

There's been an uproar in Namibia over the country's capture and auction of 57 elephants worth R5.9 million (about N$5.9 million). In a statement, the country's ministry of environment, forestry and tourism said the elephants were successfully sold on an auction and now authorities are charged with their capture.
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Zimbabwe opposition says 80 supporters arrested while campaigning

Zimbabwe's main opposition party has said at least 80 of its supporters were arrested on Saturday while campaigning door to door ahead of crunch parliamentary by-elections next month, the party said. The Citizens Coalition for Change said they were being detained in the city of Masvingo, 300 kilometres south of the capital Harare.
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Stray Nigeria air strike kills seven children in Niger: governor

An air strike by the Nigerian army targeting 'bandits' has left seven children dead and five others wounded "by mistake" in the Maradi region of southern Niger, a local governor told AFP on Sunday.
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Tear gas fired at Sudan anti-coup protest as UN expert arrives

Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against last year's military coup, as a United Nations human rights expert arrived in the country. Thousands rallied in the capital Khartoum, carrying Sudanese flags and posters of people killed during anti-coup demonstrations in recent months.
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Ethiopia starts generating power at the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa

Ethiopia began generating electricity from its mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, accompanied by high-ranking officials, toured the power station and pressed a series of buttons on an electronic screen, a move that officials said initiated production.
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