Modern-day slavery: The exploitation of African migrant workers in the Middle East
28/07/2015It’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..
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Entrepreneurship
167 Kenyans to benefit from $5 million business support fund – Tony Elumelu
27/07/2015167 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.
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Politics & Policy
South Africa is not a failed state says Maimane
27/07/2015South 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.
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Business & Economy
U.S. Company GE Has Been On A $2.5B African Shopping Spree
27/07/2015Story 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.
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Business & Economy
US Investors Drawn to Africa’s Economic Potential
27/07/2015Source: VOA In the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, with thousands of families decimated, and many Rwandans left to fend for themselves, Janet Nkubana devised a way to help.
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Africa
Defence
Tunisia parliament passes new anti-terror law
26/07/2015Tunisia’s parliament has adopted a new anti-terror law which seeks to counter the threat posed by Islamist militants. The move follows two deadly attacks on tourism sites – a beach.
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Women in leadership
World Bank appoints Nigeria’s Arunma Oteh Vice President, Treasurer
25/07/2015The World Bank has announced the appointment of the immediate past Director General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, Arunma Oteh, as Vice President and Treasurer. According to reports, ”.
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Development Stories
Ethiopia: President Obama’s visit to focus on human rights
25/07/2015Addis Ababa – As US president Barrack Obama makes his third official trip to the African continent, the issues of democracy, human rights and economy are set to dominate his.
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