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Africa
African trade bloc introduces digital payments system
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa starts trials between Malawi and Zambia
By Duncan Miriri
World Bank raises growth forecast for Sub-Saharan African to 3.8%
Institution cites stabilising inflation and currencies as drivers of stronger growth, but warns fiscal tightening in some countries could slow recovery
By Duncan Miriri
NEWS ANALYSIS: Youth groups behind antigovernment protests in Morocco
Unrest is the most widespread since the 2011 Arab Spring protests
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Alexander Dziadosz
Calls grow for Cameroon’s 92-year-old president to step down ahead of election
Despite Paul Biya’s bid for an eighth term, church leaders and senior officials question his fitness
By Robbie Corey-Boulet and Amindeh Blaise Atabong
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in absentia
Military court convicts ex-president of war crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
By Adihe Kasongo
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