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SUCCESS STORIES: Akinwumi Adesina – From Farmers Son To Africa Bank CEO

Lagos (AFP) – Nigeria’s outgoing agriculture minister Akinwumi Adesina has risen from humble origins to become the head of the African Development Bank at a time of economic transformation on.

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BREAKING: President Buhari And Vice President Osinbajo To Take 50% Salary

President Muhammadu Buhari will only receive 50% of the salary paid to his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, the presidency announced Friday. The president’s decision to take a pay cut was conveyed.

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Zambian Writer Namwali Serpell Wins Top African Literary Award

Zambia’s Namwali Serpell has won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for her short story entitled “The Sack” from Africa39 (Bloomsbury, London, 2014)..

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Teen African Girls to Create Africa’s First Private Satellite [Photos]

Africa’s first private satellite will be launched in 2016. But scientists and engineers will not be behind this bold move – it is being powered by a group of South.

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NEW WAVE OF AFRICAN MILLIONAIRES EMERGING

According to a survey by international company WealthInsights, which conducts research reports and analysis into the world’s wealth sector, Africa’s top-performing cities are also turning into hubs for some of.

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15-Year Old Girl Kimberly Anyadike – Became The Youngest Black Female Pilot To Fly Cross Country

Many of us find ourselves pushed to have low standards for our children.  The saddest part of it all is that our kids have abilities that we may never have.

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Nigerian NGO Gabasawa Women and Children Initiative receives grants from the Western Union Foundation to equip and supply school libraries in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria, 29th June 2015 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Western Union Foundation today announced its support for vocational education in Nigeria by providing Gabasawa Women and Children Initiative (GWCI).

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The AUC and AIMS Sign Agreement to Strengthen the Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) In Africa

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening the teaching.

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Ashish Thakkar, Founder of Mara Group, Becomes Chair of the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council

The United Nations Foundation has announced that Ashish J. Thakkar, Founder of Mara Group and Mara Foundation, will serve as Chair of the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council (GEC). As.

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Tunisians march against beach attack

People in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse have held a march to denounce the attack in which at least 38 people, most of them tourists, were killed by a.

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