South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has named former deputy governor Gill Marcus as the new governor of the country’s central bank.
She replaces Tito Mboweni, who has been praised for efforts to fight inflation, and will take over in November.
Mr Zuma said he had initially appointed Mr Mboweni for a third, five-year term, but [...]
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HIV rates among gay men in some African countries are 10 times higher than among the general male population, says research in medical journal the Lancet.
The report said prejudice towards gay people was leading to isolation and harassment, which in turn led to risky sexual practices among gay communities.
But the risks are not [...]
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Gen Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has vowed to tackle terrorism, as well as its causes, after being declared the winner of Saturday’s presidential election.
Gen Abdelaziz, who came to power in a coup last year, said the army would be strengthened.
Al-Qaeda’s North African cell has claimed several attacks in Mauritania – a US man was [...]
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