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Ethiopia government pledge to restore historic Tigray mosque
Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.
The Ethiopian government has promised to restore a historic mosque destroyed during the recent fighting in the Tigray region between government and regional TPLF forces.
Nigeria launches public works programme which is expected to create jobs 774 000 jobs.
We hear from South African business leader, Yamkela Makupula on how African businesses can co-operate for economic recovery in the time of Covid-19.
Picture: Blue mosque in a village, kembata, alaba kuito, Ethiopia on March 8, 2016 in Alaba Kuito, Ethiopia. Photo by Eric Lafforgue via Getty Images)
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