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Zimbabwe Seeks Funds to Mitigate Drought

“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.

4 Things That Sink New Executives, and How to Overcome Them

When 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.

Ghana: Technical Education Holds Key to Ghana’s Development – Mahama

President 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.

Kenya: Women Challenged to Go for Top Elective Seats in 2017 Polls

Women 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.

South Africa Plans Fuel Cell Plant to Boost Platinum Demand

South 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.

Egypt in Talks with EBRD over Environment Preservation

Environment 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.

Obama Seeks Funds to Fight Zika

President 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.

Somali Troop Secures Merka from al-Shabaab

Somali 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.

Burundi: A.U. Appoints Team to Negotiate With Factions

The 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.