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African Economic Growth Expected to Outpace Global Average

Africa is now positioning itself as a major business opportunity for overseas investors, according to ICAEW’s latest Economic Insight report. Where aid was the traditional source of finance, the continent.

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Why Hungarian-American Billionaire George Soros Is Investing In Africa

If billionaire George Soros is getting involved in Africa, it is because he knows that he can profit from it, according to investment newsletter ProfitConfidential. With a net worth of.

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African Politics Is Taking A New Turn – Namibia’s President, Dr. Hage Geingob

Report by Staff Writer Namibia’s President, Dr. Hage Geingob, has said that Politics in Africa is taking a new turn. He made this known at the 7th Annual African Leadership.

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Botswana: An African Model for Progress and Prosperity

The southern African nation of Botswana has defied the global economic downturn of the 2007-2009 great recession. Instead, it exemplifies the recent transition of economic growth in favor of low-income.

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Liberia Secures U.S.$256 Million American Grant

The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has approved US$256.7 million grant to Liberia under the Millennium Challenge Compact program. The grant was approved during the MCC.

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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Receives N263 Billion Loan to Develop Oil Wells

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday announced that it had secured a $1.2bn (N236 billion) multi-year drilling financing package for the development of 36 offshore and onshore oil.

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Former Nigeria Minister Of Finance, Okonjo-Iweala Gets Two International Appointments

A former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on Monday appointed into two key international positions, her Media Adviser, Paul Nwabuikwu, said in a statement in Abuja. Apart from being.

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Addis Ababa launches modern urban rail service

Ethiopia’s first modern urban commuter rail service has been launched in the capital Addis Ababa. The $470M project, which was mostly funded by China’s Exim Bank, is the first fully.

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Women In Leadership: Leading A Quiet Nigerian Revolution In Pension Funds

Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, the director general of Nigeria’s pension commission is working to build trust in the system and integrate workers from the informal sector. For someone who oversees billions of.

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Investment: Ghana’s Cocobod signs $1.8 billion loan for 2015/16 crop purchases

Ghana’s cocoa regulator signed a $1.8 billion loan with international banks on Thursday to finance purchases for the 2015/16 season, its spokesman said. Ghana is the world’s second-biggest producer of.

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