Kenya’s new tax package angers some backers of president who once vowed to reduce cost

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Kenyans are preparing for tough times after lawmakers approved tax increases that are even unpopular with
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Debt-plagued Zambia reaches deal with China, other nations to rework $6.3B in loans, French say

By Associated Press PARIS: Zambia and its government creditors, including China, have reached a deal to restructure $6.3 billion in
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Zimbabwean business fears government will interfere with the exchange rate

By Tawanda Karombo I Business Report Zimbabwean businesses fear that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, which is blaming foreign companies of
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Impala Platinum’s Zimbabwe unit eyes expansion into lithium

By Bloomberg News Impala Platinum Holding Ltd.’s Zimbabwe unit is considering expanding into other metals, including lithium. The Johannesburg-based platinum
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Mnangagwa orders RBZ to stop foreign currency borrowing

By Reuters HARARE: Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the central bank to stop foreign currency borrowing, as the government
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Zimbabweans hit by rising prices as local currency plummets

By Reuters HARARE: Zimbabwean businesses and households are fearing a repeat of the hyperinflation seen more than a decade ago
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Galileo Resources starts drilling at Kamativi in Zimbabwe

By Philip Whiterow Galileo Resources PLC (AIM:GLR) said it has started a drill programme at the Kamativi target in Zimbabwe following
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Vodafone, Three to merge UK mobile phone operations to capitalize on 5G rollout

By Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two of the U.K.’s four mobile phone operators agreed Wednesday to merge their businesses
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Toyota shareholders reject proposal demanding better performance on climate change

By Associated Press TOYOTA, Japan (AP) — Toyota executives fielded challenges and reaped praise from investors at an annual general
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Germany economy shrinks in first quarter, signalling one definition of recession

By Associated Press BERLIN: The German economy shrank unexpectedly in the first three months of this year, marking the second
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