Nigeria beefs up security in Abuja for World Economic Forum
15/04/2014Nigeria says it is prepared to host the World Economic Forum on Africa in May, despite growing insecurity, as the threat posed by extreme Islamist group, Boko Haram continues to.
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Tanzania Could Become East Africa’s Transport Hub – President
14/04/2014In line with its prospects of acheiving regional transportation hub status, Tanzanian President, Jakaya Kikwete says his country’s plans to hike its cargo volumes by 40 percent over 2013 levels.
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Ex-Im Bank Signs $100 Million Agreement with PTA Bank
14/04/2014Washington, DC – Fred P. Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), and Admassu Tadesse, president and chief executive of the Eastern and.
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Nigeria Poised To Join Top 15 Largest Economies By 2050
14/04/2014Following the recent GDP rebase which saw Nigeria displace South Africa as Africa’s largest economy, global financial rating firm Moody’s has forecast exponential growth in Nigeria’s GDP, predicting a rise.
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D’banj, Femi Kuti and 18 Other African Music Stars Promote Agriculture
14/04/2014Last week, ONE.org launched one of the continent’s biggest musical collaborations ever titled ‘Cocoa na Chocolate, in support of a new campaign to boost investments in agriculture. 19 of the.
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Let’s empower young African artists – Angelique Kidjo
11/04/2014Africa must do more to protect and value its artists, says the star, who tells the story of her life in a new autobiography.Angélique Kidjo’s 11th international studio album, Eve,.
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Central African Republic ‘must not become another Rwanda’ – Ban Ki-moon
11/04/2014Ban Ki-moon says the UN team heard “harrowing tales” during his visit to CAR The Security Council has approved my proposal to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping mission to the.
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Profile: Janice Bryant Howroyd – The First Black Woman To Build A Billion-Dollar Company
10/04/2014Oprah Winfrey may be the first Black woman self-made billionaire, but Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO of Act•1 Group, is the first Black woman to own a billion-dollar company. In 2011 Act•1, the nation’s.
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Elections In Africa: Top 5 Predictions For 2014
07/04/2014The political environment in a country is key to economic growth and development. Generally, if a country must thrive, political stability is a pertinent ingredient. The situation is the same.