here's your latest african news africa wide british american tobacco paid to push cigarettes
on africans two explosive reports by watchdog indicate that british american tobacco b.a.t
paid politicians and governments to be able to push cigarette sales on the african continent
the researchers found that in order to maintain bats tobacco monopoly in south africa bat and a
private contractor may have repeatedly crossed the line of legality to undermine competitors
and disrupt operations it included the use of b80 surveillance and informant networks in south
africa the reports claimed that bat appeared to be here operating as if it was above the law evidence
appears to connect bat to handheld here's canned cash cars par dms and campaign donations to dozens
of politicians civil servants journalists as well as people working at competitor companies say the
report these payments may have helped to influence health policies in key african countries too
egypt ethiopia and sudan u.n council urges egypt ethiopia and sudan to restart dam talks
the u.n security council on wednesday urged egypt ethiopia and sudan to resume african
union led talks to reach a binding deal within a reasonable time frame over the operation of
a giant hydro dam in the blue nile in ethiopia egypt and sudan had both called on the council
to help resolve the dispute after ethiopia began filling the reservoir behind its grand ethopian
renaissance dam in july for a second year utopia is opposed to any council involvement
in a formal statement agreed by consensus the 15-member security council called upon three
countries to take forward the au-led negotiation process in a constructive and cooperative manner
kenya kenyon's outraged over the high cost of fuel discontent is rising in kenya's public
and private sector over the record-setting price of fuel the price has already topped
one dollar and thirty cents per litre of petrol in nairobi a new record for the east african
nation the prices jumped from 90 cents just over a month ago prompting concern for kenyan
people and government alike with no end in sight hundreds of protesters from kenya's civil society
and working class took to the streets of nairobi tuesday to demand relief from kenyan lawmakers
the impact is beginning to spread into other staple items such as flour and corn according
to the world bank corn prices in kenya have jumped 27 percent in the last three months
west africa west african leaders to hold summit on guinea cou on thursday west african leaders
will meet today to decide how to respond to the coup in guinea and how to pressure the yunta
leader to return the country to constitutional rule ghana's foreign minister said the 15 nation
economic community of west african states has condemned the coup that overthrew president alfa
conde the third coup in west and central africa since april the block suspended guinea from the
decision-making bodies of the organization last week and sent a mission to meet the co-leaders
diaspora haiti's top prosecutor fired by prime minister after trying to get
him charged for president's assassination the prime minister of haiti ariel henry on tuesday
replaced the chief public prosecutor who had been seeking charges against him as a suspect
in the assassination of president javen l moyes plunging the country into fresh political crisis
maurice was shot dead on july 7 when assassins stormed his private residence in the hills above
portal prince henry a political moderate and neurosurgeon who moist named prime minister just
days before his death in an attempt to reduce political tension has sought to forge a new
consensus between different political factions prosecutor bedford claude said last week phoned
records showed henry had twice communicated to the man believed to be the mastermind behind
president moy's killing on the night of the crime kenya kenya's masai mara hotel named top
in the world kenya continues to reign supreme in global tourism as a luxurious hotel tucked deep
inside the maasai mara game reserve was named the best in the world mahalim zuri a 12 tinted luxury
safari camp located in the private olare motorogi conservancy has been voted the finest in the 2021
travel leisure world's best awards mahal in zuri which means good place in swahili topped a survey
that was concluded in may after five months of voting the survey allowed readers to reflect on
their travel experiences in top hotels resorts cities islands cruise ships bars and more over
a three year period with ratings being based on facilities location service food and overall value
ghana economy rebounding faster from kovy 19 impact than envisioned the president of the
republic nana aku foreign says ghana's economy is rebounding faster from the ravages covey 19
than envisioned following a slow rate of growth in 2020. speaking at the maiden edition of the
presidential business support president aku furdo noted the support offered by private sector
coupled with the effective management of the 19 crisis by government have seen the ghanian economy
outperforming her peers and rebounding faster than envisioned president akufo ado told the gathering
that since 2017 government has implemented policies and programs that led to consistent
economic growth averaging seven percent making ghana one of the world's fastest growing economies
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