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President Goodluck Jonathan Hosts CEOs Of The Top 100 Businesses In Nigeria

President Jonathan yesterday Nov. 1st hosted the Chairmen and CEOs of the Top 100 businesses in Nigeria at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The CEOs and their.

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Namibians Prepare for Polling Day

Namibia’s election commission says preparations for next week’s national elections are going well as the country becomes the first in Africa to use electronic voting machines. “We will deploy 2080.

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Gambian leader approves anti-gay law

The president of Gambia has signed a bill into law that calls for life imprisonment for some homosexual acts, the latest African country to codify harsh penalties for gay people..

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World Bank Group Approves US$285 Million Grant for Ongoing Ebola Crisis Response

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$285 million grant to finance Ebola-containment efforts underway in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as well as to help.

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Diplomat Kafando Named As Burkina Faso’s Interim President

A special committee has chosen Michel Kafando as Burkina Faso’s interim president, to lead the country until elections next November. Authorities in Ouagadougou were under international pressure to restore civilian.

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South Africa President Jacob Zuma Investigated by Police Over $23m Luxury Mansion Overhaul

South African police are investigating President Jacob Zuma for allegedly using $23m worth of taxpayers’ money to refurbish his private home, say parliamentary papers. South African police authorities confirmed that.

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Nigeria’s Foreign reserve now $38bn — Okonjo-Iweala

The nation’s foreign reserve currently stands at $38 billion, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, disclosed yesterday. Speaking at the Public Affairs Forum,.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Late Zambian President Michael Sata

Zambia’s fifth president, Michael Sata, died Oct. 28, 2014, after rumors circulated for months that he was ill. Aged 77, Sata led Zambia since his election in September 2011 as the leader.

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Nigeria 2015 Election: – Goodluck Jonathan Picks PDP Nomination Forms for Re-Election

President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with top government functionaries where he picked his expression of interest and nomination forms to contest.

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Burkina Faso’s army chief announces creation of interim government

The chief of Burkina Faso’s army has dissolved the government and said that a transitional government will be formed. The announcement came shortly after the president reportedly declared a state.

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