Nigeria: CBN Set Interest on Lending Rate at 5%
03/02/2016The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has recently said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed to five per cent interest on lending rate.
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African Leaders Support Withdrawal from ICC
02/02/2016African leaders have recently backed a Kenyan proposal pushing for a withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, repeating claims it unfairly targets the continent. Chad’s President Idriss Deby, elected African.
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Zika Virus Defects is International Emergency- WHO
02/02/2016The World Health Organization on Monday declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus an international public health emergency due to its link to thousands of birth defects in Brazil, as the U.N..
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Ethiopian Drought: U.S Lends Support
02/02/2016By: Ehis Ayere The United States is providing US$97million in assistance to Ethiopia as part of efforts to aid the relief operations to nearly 11 million Ethiopian people affected by.
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U.N Chief Lauds Ethiopian Government in Mitigating Drought
02/02/2016UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recently praised efforts of the Ethiopian government in mitigating the Eli Nino induced drought. After a visit to some drought affected areas in Oromia Regional.
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Eastern Africa Standby Force to Open Headquarters in Ethiopia
02/02/2016As part of efforts to enhance security in the East African region, Ethiopia has recently signed an agreement to host the headquarters of Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF). The agreement.
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Republican Cruz beats Trump in Iowa Caucus, Clinton and Sanders tie
02/02/2016U.S. Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican nominating contest on Monday, upending the party’s presidential race and creating a three-way competition with establishment candidate Senator.
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CAR Schedules Presidential Run-Off Election
02/02/2016The Central African Republic’s transitional government has recently announced that the country will hold the second round of its presidential election on February 14, with two former prime ministers facing.
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