Zika Virus: U.S Reports First Case
03/02/2016Health officials in Texas have recently reported the first known case of sexual transmission of Zika virus in the United States, a day after the World Health Organization declared an.
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Zambian President in Race for New Term
03/02/2016Zambian President Edgar Lungu, elected in January 2015, is up for another term’s bid on August 11 this year. He was sworn in soon after the January 20 vote, and.
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Peace and Security
Boko Haram: Regional Task Force to Receive Fund
03/02/2016As part of efforts to boost the military campaign against boko haram insurgents, AU Peace and Security Council Chief, Smail Chergui, has recently said donors at the African Union summit.
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Mauritius: Final Draft of Parliamentary Gender Caucus Set for Presentation
03/02/2016The Speaker of the Mauritius National Assembly, Mrs Santi Bai Hanoomanjee has recently announced that the final draft of the Strategic Framework for the setting up of a Parliamentary Gender.
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Tanzania to Empower Graduates with SME Training
03/02/2016As part of efforts to mitigate the problem of unemployment, the Mzumbe University Dar es Salaam Campus College (MUDCC) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) has recently launched.
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Trade and Investment
Nigeria: CBN Set Interest on Lending Rate at 5%
03/02/2016The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has recently said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed to five per cent interest on lending rate.
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African Leaders Support Withdrawal from ICC
02/02/2016African leaders have recently backed a Kenyan proposal pushing for a withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, repeating claims it unfairly targets the continent. Chad’s President Idriss Deby, elected African.
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Zika Virus Defects is International Emergency- WHO
02/02/2016The World Health Organization on Monday declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus an international public health emergency due to its link to thousands of birth defects in Brazil, as the U.N..
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Ethiopian Drought: U.S Lends Support
02/02/2016By: Ehis Ayere The United States is providing US$97million in assistance to Ethiopia as part of efforts to aid the relief operations to nearly 11 million Ethiopian people affected by.
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U.N Chief Lauds Ethiopian Government in Mitigating Drought
02/02/2016UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recently praised efforts of the Ethiopian government in mitigating the Eli Nino induced drought. After a visit to some drought affected areas in Oromia Regional.
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