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Covid-19 pushed 55 mn Africans into extreme poverty in 2020: UN Report
Poor people with few assets, limited access to credit, informal employment and low wages were particularly severely hit by containment measures introduced during the pandemic
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Bharti Airtel's African arm completes $176 mn tower sale deal in Tanzania
Airtel Africa's tower assets in Tanzania have been acquired by a joint venture company owned by SBA Communications Corporation and Paradigm Infrastructure Ltd
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400 years later: Barbados bids adieu to UK Queen to become a republic
Several leaders and dignitaries, including Prince Charles, attended the ceremony
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United Nations hopes meeting will raise $1 billion for key Sahel nations
The UN humanitarian chief is hoping a major ministerial meeting will not only raise $1 billion but also spur leaders to address the underlying causes
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Africa's working-age population likely to top Asian labour force by 2100
The number of 15-to-64-year-old Africans today is a quarter of the size of Asia's working-age population
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Attacks on Africans: Sushma Swaraj asks Home Ministry to ensure safety
Swaraj said a sensitisation campaign will be carried out in the areas where African nationals reside
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Two arrested, three detained involving assault of Africans
Number of African nationals in South Delhi's Mehrauli area were attacked
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