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Oscar Winning Actor Ben Affleck Says U.S. Must Do More in War-Torn DR Congo

Capitol Hill — Hollywood star Ben Affleck Wednesday called on President Barack Obama to directly engage with President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo to encourage him to.

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South Africa’s Liberty Group Appoints First Black CEO

JSE-listed life insurance firm, Liberty Holdings has appointedThabo Dloti as CEO, making him the first black head of the company. Dloti, who is the current CEO of fund manager Stanlib,.

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South African Government Releases 2014 Budget

Despite the sluggish local economic growth brought about by the 2008 global recession, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has not gone back on his 2013 growth projections. Tabling his 2014 Budget.

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France Eyes Africa’s Mining Industry With $550m Investment

Europe’s second largest economy, France has revealed plans to invest €400 million ($548 million) in establishing a new state-owned mining company called Compagnie National des Mines de France (CMF), with.

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Microsoft Global President To Meet Nigeria’s Tech Community

Microsoft Global President, Jean Philippe Courtois will today meet with Nigeria’s Tech Community during a visit to the Co Creation Hub Nigeria, a social innovation centre dedicated to accelerating the.

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Kenyan Vehicle Manufacturer (KVM) To Roll Out Africa’s Cheapest Car By June

Kenyan Vehicle Manufacturer (KVM) has revealed that it is currently working on the assembly of Africa’s cheapest car in its Thika plant and expects the vehicle to be made commercially.

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Africa Needs ‘Marshall Plan’ To Tackle Employment Challenge – Tony Elumelu

Africapitalism proponent and chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, Tony Elumelu, has said that Africa must do more to tackle the threat of unemployment, which risks derailing the continent’s much-touted economic.

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Africa Needs $40bn To End Energy Poverty – European Union

The European Union’s Special Representative to the African Union, Mr Gary Quince has said annual investment worth $40 billion is needed to meet Africa’s energy needs by 2040. “In terms.

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Nigeria: FG Targets N5 Trillion Revenue, Launches Industrial Revolution Plan

President Goodluck Jonathan hinted yesterday that the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) was designed to increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by getting the manufacturing sector to a level where.

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American/African musician, Akon Kicks Off #AkonLightingAfrica Project To Bring Electricity To 1 Million Homes In Africa

American/Senegalese born RnB singer Akon, in partnership with Give1Project and ADS Global Corporation SA, has initiated the project “Akon Lighting Africa” which aims to bring electricity to one (1) million households in Africa.

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