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Honoris United Universities Appoints New Independent Board Member and Announces Academic Council

Academic Council will focus on providing Honoris students with access to 21st century workplace skills Honoris United Universities (Honoris), the first private pan-African higher education network, has appointed a new.

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Angola To Disburse $248 Million To Aid FSP

The International Monetary Fund said its board had completed the first review under Angola’s extended arrangement and approved a disbursement of $248.15 million, taking the total of such payments to.

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Mauritius Sees Sugar Export Rise

Mauritius sugar production is expected to rise 0.4% this year to 325,000 tonnes on the back of good weather, the Indian Ocean island’s Chamber of Agriculture said on Friday. Sugar,.

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The Globalisation Of Real Estate In Mauritius: A Lucrative But Risky Venture

Ramola Ramtohul, PhD. Senior Lecturer – Sociology and Gender Studies, University of Mauritius Introduction As a small African island nation, Mauritius is known for its economic success, democratic governance and.

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From Green To Green

It is perhaps as characteristic of people to want to fulfil their innate desire to put food in their mouths—to feed themselves and their families—as it is for them to.

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Kenya Aims To Raise 5 Billion Shillings To Plug Housing Deficit

Kenya’s new mortgage refinancing company, set up to help the many would-be homeowners who struggle to secure a mortgage, aims to raise 5 billion shillings ($49.41 million) on the capital.

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Kenyan Counties Get $10billion Development Response Funds

Three Kenyan county governments and the World Bank have agreed on a Sh10-billion Development Response to Displacement Impacts project. The initiative, which is aimed at improving access to water, healthcare,.

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Tharisa To Tap Zimbabwe’s Battery Minerals

Platinum group metals miner Tharisa is expanding into Zimbabwe with a drilling programme that could deliver results early next year and develop the company’s exposure to battery minerals, its chief.

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AfDB Measures Its Nigerian Investment At $4.5 Billion

Africa’s foremost development bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), says its level of investment in Nigeria stands at $4.5 billion as at March 2019. The institution’s media relations officer, Emeka Anuforo,.

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Malawi To Produce World’s First Malaria Vaccine

The Malawian government has said a vaccine against malaria is critical in the fight against the debilitating illness as the Ministry of Health starts immunizing children in the world’s first.

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