The Billionaire Bond in Africa
20/01/2014Bill Gates and Mo Ibrahim have more in common than the magnanimous Buffett-inspired billionaire Giving Pledge, and now their paths may cross again. At a recent private gathering at the Council on.
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Politics & Policy
Central African Republic MPs meet to elect new leader
20/01/2014The Central African Republic’s interim parliament is meeting to elect a new president, amid continuing violence. Eight candidates are running for the post following the forced resignation of ex-leader Michel.
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Women in leadership
Abiola Bawuah Becomes UBA Ghana First Indigenous CEO
20/01/2014Abiola Bawuah, the former Deputy Director of United Bank of Africa (UBA) Ghana has been named the bank’s new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), making her the first Ghanaian and.
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Entrepreneurship
Sports
Didier Drogba buys $74M stake in Ivorian gold mine
17/01/2014Ivorian footballer and Galatasaray FC striker Didier Drogba has reportedly bought a 5 per cent stake in his country’s largest mining company. The former Chelsea forward according to African Review paid $74 Million to acquire part.
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Top Headlines
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan Sacks Top Security And Defence Chiefs
16/01/2014Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked his military high command, his spokesman Reuben Abati has said. No reason was given but the dismissals come amid growing concern about the military’s.
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Business & Economy
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A Continent Of Contrasts – Wealth In Africa
16/01/2014Despite the international media’s tendency to speak in sweeping statements about the landmass called Africa, it is as economically diverse as it is geographically and culturally varied. The historical discourse.
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Development Stories
MEST, UNICEF Promote Innovation In Ghana
16/01/2014Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), East Legon has partnered with UNICEF Ghana to launch the MEST-UNICEF Hackathon, a three-day product development competition that aims to uncover innovations that will.
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Development Stories
World Bank To Fund $100m Clean Energy Project In Nigeria
16/01/2014The World Bank will partner with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment to raise a $100 million clean technology fund for the development of alternative energy sources in the oil-rich country,.
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Development Stories
Chinese Group To Invest Over $2b In Ghana Industrial Park
13/01/2014Chinese construction firm Huasheng Jiangquan Group, has offered to invest over $2 billion for the construction of an industrial park in Shama, a small fishing village in the Western Region.
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Entrepreneurship
Cameroonian Businessman To Launch First Indigenous Telecom
13/01/2014Cameroonian businessman and owner of Seme New Beach Hotel, Semme Mineral Water and Climacam, Seme Noungon plans to launch Altylis Seme Telecom, a 7.6 million euro ($10.3 million) lowcost telephony.
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