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Power Africa: U.S. Inks Agreement with Nigeria’s Power Distribution Companies

Abuja – Under President Obama’s landmark Power Africa initiative, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has recently launched a new assistance program that aims to improve power distribution performance.

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Nigeria: French Embassy to Support Food-Aid Projects

Abuja– Under the food-aid programme 2016, an instrument of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support actions for food security and recovery of the means of production, the French.

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Senegal to Build West Africa’s Largest Solar Energy Plant

French development agency PROPARCO will provide an 18-year 35.5 million euro ($39.54 million) loan to finance the construction and operation of a solar energy plant in Senegal, which it says.

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U.S., Vietnam Boost “Changing Relationship” through Education

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday launched Vietnam’s first privately funded university in what he said marked the next stage of an evolving relationship between the United States.

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U.N., Western Donors Urge Somalia to Speed-up Vote Process

The U.N. Security Council and Western donors have urged Somalia’s parliament to speed up approval of new election rules to ensure an August vote is held on time, saying delays.

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Toyota Boosts Production of Cars in South Africa with $390million Investments

Japanese automaker Toyota has invested 6.1 billion rand ($390 million) to expand the production of its Hilux and Fortuner models in South Africa, its country CEO recently said.

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Military Campaign Against al-Shabaab Gains Momentum

Kenya’s military has recently said it had killed 21 al Shabaab fighters in Somalia where its troops are trying to defeat the militant Islamist group that has often struck civilian.

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Drought: 8 Million People Require Food Aid in Malawi

The Malawian minister for agriculture, Godfrey Chaponda, has recently said more than 8 million people in are in need of food aid occasioned by a drought that has decimated crops.

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