‘Feed People, Not Wars,’ Pope Says in Address to U.N. Food Agency
13/06/2016Pope Francis recently condemned the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” and lamented the fact that it was easier to move weapons across borders than the aid.
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African Union Mission Commends Ethiopian Troops for Defeating Al-Shabaab
13/06/2016The African Mission In Somalia (AMISOM) Acting Force Commander, Major General Nakibus Lakara, recently commended Ethiopian troops for thwarting an Al-Shabaab attack and inflicting heavy casualties on the Al Qaeda-linked.
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Benin Steps up Security in Face of Militant Threat
13/06/2016Benin stepped up security patrols and roadblocks and increased border security on Saturday in the face of a threat from Islamist militants, the army chief of staff and a senior.
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DR Congo: Opposition Unites Against President Kabila
13/06/2016Leading opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they have organized themselves under one umbrella called “Rassemblement” or “Rally” to remove President Joseph Kabila from office. Kabila’s.
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Africa Hotel Investment – Cairo and Cape Town on Top
13/06/2016Cairo and Cape Town’s hotel markets have experienced strong performances over the past five years, according to figures from data and analytics specialist STR.
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Obama Is ‘Fired Up’ for Clinton as Democrats Seek To Unify Party
10/06/2016U.S. President Barack Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton’s White House bid on Thursday and called for Democrats to unite behind her after a protracted battle with Bernie Sanders for the.
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West Africa Marks End of Deadly Ebola Outbreak
10/06/2016Liberia has recently said it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases in West Africa of the tropical virus that has left more than 11,300 people.
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World Bank Approves $575m Scale Up Support for Nigeria’s North East
10/06/2016The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved 575 million dollars additional financing in International Development Association (IDA) credit to scale up its support to Nigeria’s North-East.
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Isabel dos Santos pledges transparency, efficiency at Angolan state oil giant
10/06/2016Angolan state energy giant Sonangol is spinning off non-core investments in areas such as banking and real estate into a separate fund to allow it to focus exclusively on oil,.
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