Syria: Russia and Turkey Bomb Islamic State
18/01/2017The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday Russian war planes had joined forces with Turkish jets to target Islamic State militants holding the town of al-Bab around 40 km (25.
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Zimbabwe Doctors Call for Clean Water to Fight Typhoid Outbreak
18/01/2017By Sebastian Mhofu In Zimbabwe, doctors and aid organizations have called on the government to improve the country’s water and sanitation amid a typhoid outbreak. Authorities have started dismantling vendors’.
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U.N. Urges ‘Credible Pressure’ by Security Council on South Sudan
18/01/2017The United Nations doubts the willingness of the South Sudan government to cooperate with the deployment of thousands more peacekeepers and urged the Security Council to apply “credible pressure,” according.
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UN Seeks Funds for Famine Prevention amid Drought in Somalia
18/01/2017The United Nations wants almost a billion dollars to prevent famine in Somalia; but as a new government establishes itself, there are worries about corruption and political interference with aid.
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Nigeria: Dangote, China’s Sinotruck to Set-up $100Mln Truck Plant
18/01/2017Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has partnered with China’s heavy duty truck group Sinotruck to set up a $100 million plant to assemble trucks and cars in Nigeria for local.
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Nigeria: NNPC Refineries Produce Additional 4.6m litres of Kerosene, 7.7m litres of Diesel
18/01/2017The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) three refineries produced additional volumes of 4.6 million litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene otherwise known as kerosene and 7.7 million litres of Automative Gas.
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Here Are 3 Leadership Skills That Managers Will Need In 2017
18/01/2017It’s cliché to say that “this year is different.” But I think most of us would agree that, yeah, this year is actually kind of different. And it’s not just.
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Liberia: President Sirleaf calls for increase Women’s Participation in Politics
18/01/2017By Alvin Worzi President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on political parties in the country to increase women’s participation and go beyond what was agreed to with the international community.
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