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Mauritius: Political coalitions and all that jazz

Ministers young and old strive for the excellence and innovation of Mauritius’s science and music stars. There’s been change at the top following the election win for the Militant Socialist.

How South African Media Firm Naspers Became Africa’s Largest Listed Company

South Africa’s multimedia company with businesses spanning several nations across the world, Nasper, became the largest traded company by market value in Africa after it sold bonds in July to.

Photos + Videos: President Obama Makes History In Ethiopia

President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. President to visit Ethiopia on Monday, July 27. The history was consolidated at Obama’s meeting with the Ethiopian prime minister. It must.

White House eyes $465M for African counterterror efforts

  The White House on Monday announced it plans to provide $465 million for counterterrorism programs in Africa, as long as Congress allocates enough funding. In conjunction with President Obama’s.

NIGERIA: Kano To Port Harcourt Train Services Begin

Train services from northern Nigerian State, Kano, to Pot Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, have started, twelve years after the Nigerian government launched a revitalisation project of the railway..

Modern-day slavery: The exploitation of African migrant workers in the Middle East

It’s easy to draw superfluous comparisons between working a ‘9 to 5’ and slavery. And we often do when we joke about what we have to go through at work..

167 Kenyans to benefit from $5 million business support fund – Tony Elumelu

167 Kenyans are among 1,000 entrepreneurs in the continent who will benefit from a new $5 million (Sh506.2 million) entrepreneurship support funding programme. The funds have been unveiled by the.

South Africa is not a failed state says Maimane

South Africa is not a failed state as some people are claiming, and it can be changed for the better if the DA is voted into power, party leader Mmusi.

U.S. Company GE Has Been On A $2.5B African Shopping Spree

Story by David Malingha Doya. General Electric booked $2.5 billion of orders from sub-Saharan Africa in the past 11 months, including oil and gas equipment for Eni SpA in Ghana.