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Remarks by President Obama at the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Presidential Summit

  During a town hall Monday with 500 young African leaders, President Obama  announced the expansion of his Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and the renaming of the Washington Fellowship Program after.

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Nigerian Government Launches e-Passport

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has challenged officers and men of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), especially those at the entry out into Nigeria to work towards projecting the country in a.

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Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Mugabe Not Invited to U.S. Summit

The US-Africa summit to be convened by President Barack Obama in August is set to proceed without Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. African leaders are facing a dilemma over whether to.

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Nigeria Calls for Closer Ties With Oil Producers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, called for closer ties between Nigeria and other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Jonathan made the call at a meeting with.

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Why Bill Gates is Optimistic About Africa

Bill Gates is no stranger to honorary degrees. In 2007 he even got an honorary doctorate from Harvard, where he had dropped out as an undergraduate years three decades earlier..

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Rwanda Dismisses Prime Minister, Appoints Replacement

  Rwandan Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi has been dismissed and Anastase Murekezi appointed to replace him. While the decision to replace Habumuremyi is not officially described as a dismissal,.

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Ten African Governments Secretly Sell Oil Worth $55m To Swiss Traders – Report

National Oil Companies (NOCs) in sub-Saharan Africa are selling oil in shadowy deals, according to a report by Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). “A handful of companies are buying public.

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South Africa Seeking New Economic Solutions

The roll-out of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is on track, says Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies. “Within the next 100 days, we will be passing all the regulations.

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