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Registration for the 2016 African Diaspora Investment Symposium is now open

Registration for the 2016 African Diaspora Investment Symposium is now open. The symposium is a groundbreaking event that brings together entrepreneurial experts and leaders of the Diaspora and Africa for.

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Kenya to Cut External, fiscal deficits

In a bid to steady the economy which is expected to grow 6.1 percent in 2016, Kenya’s Finance Minister has recently announced that the government wants to trim ballooning budget.

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Nigeria: FG Approves $200 Million World Bank Loan for Lagos Projects

Nigeria’s government has recently approved a $200 million loan from a World Bank agency to develop infrastructure in Lagos state, its commercial hub, According to the minister for works, power.

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Nigeria: Kogi Govt. Gets N150m Agric. Devt. Programme

The World Bank-assisted Fadama III Additional Financing project has recently said that it has designed a N150 million agricultural development programme for Kogi under FADAMA III programme. The project’s Task.

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A New African Invention Prevents Death By Car Accident!

By Ehis Ayere ehis@old.africanleadership.co.uk Samuel Adewumi, an award-winning Nigerian inventor, has recently introduced a new technology called FIRE-Boss Automatic Extinguisher designed to automatically help forestall fire outbreaks resulting from car.

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AfDB, Nigeria To Spend US $300m For Empowerment Of Youths In Agribusiness

In a bid to provide employment for Nigerian youths, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Nigerian Ministry of Agriculture have recently disclosed a joint plan to spend about US.

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South Africa: President Zuma Plays Racist Card In Political Rally

South Africa’s private sector must change faster to give blacks a larger stake in business, President Jacob Zuma has recently told a rally, urging the ruling party to help create.

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Egyptian Pound Steady at Forex sale and on Black Market

Egypt’s central bank kept the pound steady against the dollar at its official foreign currency auction on Sunday, and the currency held steady on the black market as well.

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Gabon Signs $200mln Loan Accords on Two Infrastructure Projects

Gabon has recently signed agreements with the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) for loans on two major infrastructure projects totaling more than $200 million. The accords, which were.

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Electricity in Rural East Africa Has Come to Stay

In the light of various challenges faced by Tanzania as regards the electrification of the country, and the assertions by analysts that this project would not see the light of.

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