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Ethiopian federal forces have pushed more than 150 kilometres into Tigray and retaken three towns about 39 kilometres from the regional capital, Mekelle, Al Jazeera reported on 30 September, citing government-linked sources.
An International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal ruled on 30 September that Ghana's $196.5 million tax assessment on Tullow Oil did not breach the company's petroleum agreements.
Aliko Dangote and President William Ruto broke ground on 30 September on a refinery in Kenya's Lamu county designed to process 700,000 barrels of crude a day.
The opposition MLSTP-PSD won 24 of 55 seats in São Tomé and Príncipe's 27 September parliamentary election, provisional results showed on 30 September.
Zambia began talks with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission on 30 September on a new programme to replace the $1.7 billion arrangement that expired in January.
