Somali Troop Secures Merka from al-Shabaab
09/02/2016Somali government troops backed by African Union peacekeepers has recently recaptured the key port of Merka from al-Shabaab insurgents, just one day after the Islamists swept into the city, the.
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Government
Burundi: A.U. Appoints Team to Negotiate With Factions
09/02/2016The African Union has recently appointed a high-level delegation of five African presidents to negotiate with factions in Burundi over the possible deployment of an African peacekeeping mission to the.
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New Ethiopian Airlines Academy Launch, Forefront of African aviation development
09/02/2016Ethiopian Airlines has recently inaugurated the refurbished aviation academy, rebuilt at a cost of $100 million, with an increased annual intake capacity to 4,000 students. The newly refurbished academy has.
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Entrepreneurship
How to Hire the Right People for Your Team
09/02/2016You’ve been handed a plum assignment—a major project for a high-profile client that fits your experience. As you accept congratulations from colleagues, you should be thinking about the crucial next.
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Kenyans in, EA, Diaspora to vote in 2017
09/02/2016Governor of Machakos, Kenya, Alfred Mutua has recently said that the 2017 general poll should be put off if Kenyans living in East African (EA) countries and other parts of.
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Gender
Uganda Rights Groups Set to Monitor Violence against Women during Elections
09/02/2016Ugandan women’s rights groups are setting up a control centre to monitor any violence against women in the East African nation’s elections this month and to act quickly on any.
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Trade and Investment
African producers to shift sales to domestic markets as EU sugar quota ends
09/02/2016Sub-Saharan African sugar producers have decided to shift sales to growing regional and domestic markets when exports to the European Union become less attractive after production quotas are dismantled in.
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Peace and Security
Sudan Seeks Peace Talks with Rebels
08/02/2016As part of efforts to restore peace in Dafur and Blue Nile states, Sudan’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour has recently asked the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and German.
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Zimbabwe Declares ‘State Of Disaster’ Over Drought
08/02/2016Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has recently declared a “state of disaster” in many rural areas hit by a severe drought, with 26% of the population facing food shortages. A regional.
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