Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 US Presidential Bid
14/04/2015Ending two years of speculation and coy denials, Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on Sunday that she would seek the presidency for a second time, immediately establishing herself as the.
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Nigeria abductions: Chibok girls remembered one year on
14/04/2015Ceremonies are to be staged around the world to mark one year since more than 200 girls were abducted by Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram. A procession will be.
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The First Female President of OPEC! Diezani Alison-Madueke Covers Forbes Woman Africa
12/04/2015The latest bi-monthly Forbes Woman Africa features Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources and the first female President of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), Diezani Alison-Madueke on its cover..
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Connected East Africa: Kenya Leads In Public Service Automation
10/04/2015Connected East Africa is perhaps testament to the level of frenetic tech activity in Nairobi, Kenya, that once each year the entirety of the city’s tech stakeholders decamps to the.
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Video: President Zuma And Robert Mugabe Talk Future Cooperation
10/04/2015President Jacob Zuma, and his Zimbabwean counterpart Robert Mugabe, addressed a business forum in Pretoria hosted by the Department of Trade and Industry as part of the two-day state visit.
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Libya: Women Have ‘Very Important Role’ in Libyan Peace Process – UN Envoy
10/04/2015Libyan women have a crucial role to play in resolving the crisis in their country, a senior United Nations official said in an address to 250 Libyan women gathered in.
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Why Okonjo-Iweala Was Listed 33rd Among 50 Greatest World Leaders
10/04/2015The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named one of the 50 greatest leaders in the world by globally-acclaimed Fortune Magazine. Occupying.
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President Obama to Kenya for Entrepreneurship Summit
10/04/2015US President Barack Obama is set to visit Nairobi in July for the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit. He is expected to hold bilateral meetings with President Uhuru Kenyatta and participate.
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Norway – Africa Energy Summit takes place in Oslo
09/04/20158 April, Oslo – African Ministers of Energy from Ghana and Zambia are amongst the attendees at the Norway – Africa Energy Summit organized by Norfund and the Norwegian-African Business.