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Microsoft, UNDP Empowerment Partnership Attracts 200,000 Ethiopian Entrepreneurs

World’s largest software maker Microsoft Corporation, through its East African branch , has entered into a collaborative agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide training and mentorship.

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Nigerian Billionaires Join Forces To Battle Ebola

Africapitalist proponent, Tony Elumelu has committed N100 million ($617,000), through his foundation, to help battle Ebola outbreak in West Africa, joining a growing list – which includes Africa’s richest man.

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A Kenyan prisoner graduates in law from a London University while in prison

A maximum security prison in Kenya has been the unusual setting for a ceremony awarding a diploma from the University of London. Peter Ouko, an inmate at Kamiti prison in.

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UN Makes Historic Visit to Somalia

Members of the UN Security Council visited Mogadishu on Wednesday (August 13) on a visit to review progress made by the Federal Government and to demonstrate their continued support for.

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US offers South Sudan $180m in aid to combat food crisis

Fighting has disrupted farming in South Sudan leading to nationwide food shortages and malnutrition Continue reading the main story The US is providing $180m (£107m) in emergency aid to help.

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IMF Approves $5-Billion Arrangement for Morocco Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a new 24-month arrangement for Morocco under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) in an amount equivalent to SDR.

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First Electrified Village in Mali by Akon- #AkonLightingAfrica

Senegalese-American singer Aliaune Badara Thiam, popularly known as Akon, has launched an initiative to provide electricity to one million households in Africa by the end of 2014. The singer, who.

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Africa’s Richest Man Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Tony Elumelu, Others Raise $400 Million For Terror Victims

A group of Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen on Thursday donated more than $400 million to support victims of terrorist attacks. Earlier this week, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan launched the Victims Support.

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World Bank Group Commits US$5 Billion to Boost Electricity Generation in Six African Countries

 WASHINGTON, August 5, 2014 – The World Bank Group today committed $5 billion in new technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries– Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia,.

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U.S. Support for Democratic Institutions, Good Governance, and Human Rights in Africa

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 4, 2014   FACT SHEET: U.S. Support for Democratic Institutions, Good Governance, and Human Rights in Africa   “[I]f.

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