Improving and Keeping the Lights on in Africa
24/08/2016By: Inih Essien, Contributor The word POWER is one that inspires an abundance of mixed emotions among Africans. From despair to resignation to faint hope and outright delusion, the gamut.
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North Korea Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile towards Japan
24/08/2016By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim North Korea fired a submarine-launched missile on Wednesday that flew about 500 km (311 miles) towards Japan, a show of improving technological capability for.
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Angola’s Ruling Party Picks Leaders Ahead of 2017 Election
24/08/2016Angola’s ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has recently elected new party leaders, including a former army general, seen as a front-runner to succeed long-time president José.
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South African Opposition Wins Control of Johannesburg
23/08/2016South Africa’s main opposition party on Monday won control of the local government in Johannesburg, the country’s economic hub, unseating the ruling party, which has run the municipal council since.
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Oil Slips below $49 as Rising Supply Trumps Hopes for Producer Action
23/08/2016By Alex Lawler Oil fell below $49 a barrel on Tuesday, giving up part of August’s strong rally, as signs of rising supply outweighed hopes that producing nations will agree.
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IMF Evaluates Ghana’s Fiscal Outlook, Could Review Assistance Program
23/08/2016The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is evaluating Ghana’s fiscal outlook for the rest of 2016 and will consider the third review of the country’s $918 million assistance programme next month.
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Rwanda: Police Officers Urged To Promote Gender Equality
23/08/2016The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) in charge of Administration and Personnel, Juvenal Marizamunda, has challenged police officers to protect and promote gender equality in areas of their operations..
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Tanzania: President Magufuli Urges Speed on $30b LNG Plant
23/08/2016President John Magufuli has directed the Ministry of Energy and Minerals to fast-track the construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Lindi Region to cost 30 billion US.
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