China Confirms First Case of Zika Virus
10/02/2016China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The virus, which is.
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AU mission to observe Uganda’s Feb. elections
10/02/2016The chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC)‚ Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma‚ has recently approved the deployment of an AU mission to observe Uganda’s coming elections.
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Zimbabwe Seeks Funds to Mitigate Drought
10/02/2016“The government of Zimbabwe requires a total of [$1.57bn] with effect from February to December 2016,” Zimbabwe’s vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa has recently said at a news conference in the.
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Entrepreneurship
4 Things That Sink New Executives, and How to Overcome Them
10/02/2016When mountaineers ascend rapidly to very high altitudes, they sometimes suffer from a condition called acute mountain sickness. The severe nausea and headaches are much like a bad hangover, but.
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Ghana: Technical Education Holds Key to Ghana’s Development – Mahama
10/02/2016President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama, has recently said the country is gradually changing the educational system from grammar based type of education that was handed to Ghana by the.
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Gender
Kenya: Women Challenged to Go for Top Elective Seats in 2017 Polls
10/02/2016Women have recently been challenged to seek top elective seats in the coming General Elections, including the presidency. While speaking at Kiirua Camp in Meru during the distribution of Sh383,000.
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South Africa Plans Fuel Cell Plant to Boost Platinum Demand
10/02/2016South Africa has recently concluded plans to set up a fuel cell component plant by 2018, the latest initiative from the world’s top platinum producer to increase demand for the.
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Egypt in Talks with EBRD over Environment Preservation
09/02/2016Environment Minister Khaled Fahmi has recently met with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) mission for talks over preserving the environment and facing climate changes. Fahmi, in his.
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Obama Seeks Funds to Fight Zika
09/02/2016President Barack Obama will ask the U.S. Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to fight Zika at home and abroad and pursue a vaccine, the White House.
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