Nigerians in Diaspora Remitted $21Bln in 2015
21/07/2016Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, has recently said in Abuja that Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) remitted $21 billion to the economy in 2015.
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Tanzania: Govt. to Wage War against Malnutrition
21/07/2016The government of Tanzania has recently pledged to mount an all-out war against malnutrition by increasing funding in the coming national budgets.
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Botswana: Committee to Spearhead Gender Mainstreaming
21/07/2016Country manager, Ms.Gomolemo Rasesigo, has implored the newly elected gender committee at the Francistown City Council (FCC) to advocate for gender mainstreaming within the council.
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Tanzania: Chinese Loan to Finance Rail Project
21/07/2016Plans for the construction of a 2,190-kilometre central railway line to standard gauge form are now up for implementation as Chinese Exim Bank has agreed to give a soft loan.
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Ambode, Obiano take the Lead as Nigeria’s Top Performing Governors
21/07/2016Barely 9 days to the close of voting in the African Leadership Magazine Good Governance Polls for State Governors in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode takes the lead.
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Vatican Envoy Urges Peace in South Sudan
21/07/2016A top Vatican envoy is urging South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar to peacefully end the wave of recent violence that gripped the capital,.
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Africa: ‘Monster’ El Niño Subsides, La Niña Hitting Soon
21/07/2016By Baher Kamal Now that the 2015-2016 El Niño -one of the strongest on record- has subsided, La Niña – El Niño’s ‘counterpart’- could strike soon, further exacerbating a.
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China to Send Special Envoy to Africa over South Sudan Crisis
21/07/2016China is sending its special envoy for Africa to the continent to help with efforts to resolve the political crisis in South Sudan, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Veteran.
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Do Not Run Away from Your Role- Kagame to Youths
20/07/2016By Eugene Kwibuka President Paul Kagame says young people can contribute to nation building by knowing who they are and what they want to achieve for themselves and their respective.
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Sierra Leone: World Bank Approves US$138m Project to Boost Electricity
20/07/2016By: Barnabas Thondhlana World Bank Group has approved a project to support the development of a 57MW heavy fuel oil green-field thermal power plant in Sierra Leone to boost electricity.
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