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CFAO OPENS FIRST AFRICAN MALL IN IVORY COAST

As part of a major drive to tap into the growth of Africa’s middle classes, French distribution group Comptoir Francais de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CFAO), has recently opened its first.

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NIGERIA: CBN RESTRICTS THE USE OF NAIRA CARDS ABROAD

In a bid to restore Nigeria’s foreign exchange market, the Central Bank of Nigeria has recently issued another circular to banks in the country, further restricting the use of naira.

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NIGERIA: NNPC TO AWARD NEW CRUDE-FOR-PRODUCT SWAP DEAL TO FOUR REFINERS

Nigerian state oil firm NNPC has recently said that it will award new crude for oil products swap agreements to leading refiners Total, Varo Energy, Cepsa and ENI. According to.

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BURKINA FASO LIFTS EXPORT SUSPENSION ON TAMBAO MANGANESE MINE

The General Manager of Pan African Minerals (PAM) has recently announced that the Burkina Faso transitional government has lifted the suspension of the company’s manganese export license, which was imposed.

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Nomination Opens For AL Magazine’s Power 100 List 2016  

As part of African Leadership Magazine’s strategic effort towards showcasing some of the continent’s premium and most influential brands and businesses-we invite you to join other Africans in nominating and.

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TOWARDS A TRULY ‘FREE’ PRESS

An independent media is often touted as the true barometer of a mature democracy. On that count, despite sustained attempts by various forces, the press in India has largely managed.

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NIGERIA: NERC ISSUES LICENCES TO 8 COMPANIES TO BOOST POWER GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION

As part of efforts to boost power generation and distribution in Nigeria, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has recently given eight companies licences to generate 1,648.25mw and also a.

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Market Development Programme in the Niger Delta, MADE

Market Development Programme in the Niger Delta, MADE, a UK Department for International Development Funded programme, is leading one of the most ambitious integration in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.

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LIBYA: RIVAL FACTIONS SIGN UN-BACKED PEACE DEAL

To form a national unity government,delegates from Libya’s rival factions has recently signed a U.N.-brokered peace agreement at a ceremony in Morocco. Chants of “Libya! Libya!” erupted as representatives from.

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BIG SCORE: ETHIOPIA ACHIEVES MDG GOAL 7 TARGET C FOR PROVIDING SAFE WATER

Ethiopia has achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7 target C for halving the number of people without access to safe water by 2015.Speaking at the 7th WASH multi-stakeholder forum.

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