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Nigerian Banks Raised U.S.$2.5 Billion to Fund Acquisition of Shell Oil Blocks

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, has stated that his bank and some other Nigerian banks accounted for about $2.5 billion used.

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$500M E-Commerce Platforms Emerge in Africa, Middle East

While 140 million Americans were shopping over this Black Friday holiday here, millions more were shopping online on two huge retailers whose names you’ve probably never heard of: Jumia, headquartered.

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International Football Stars Unite in the Fight against Ebola

The world’s top football players, including Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Neymar Jr., Chelsea’s Didier Drogba and Bayern Munich’s Philipp Lahm, are joining forces with global health experts to help.

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Diplomat Kafando Named As Burkina Faso’s Interim President

A special committee has chosen Michel Kafando as Burkina Faso’s interim president, to lead the country until elections next November. Authorities in Ouagadougou were under international pressure to restore civilian.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Late Zambian President Michael Sata

Zambia’s fifth president, Michael Sata, died Oct. 28, 2014, after rumors circulated for months that he was ill. Aged 77, Sata led Zambia since his election in September 2011 as the leader.

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Oil rich Angola Want To Make Global Impact

Angola’s recent election to the UN Security Council is part of a wider bid to polish its veteran president’s image and transform the fast emerging oil-rich country into a regional.

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Help Us: Liberian President Writes A Touching letter To The World On Ebola

  Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has written a touching letter to the world to ask for help in putting an end to theEbola outbreak which has brought her country.

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Africa’s Giant Mega Infrastructure Projects

Resource rich and home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, the stage is set for Africa to become the world’s next industrial juggernaut. But making this dream a reality.

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Africa Gets First Taste For World Economic Development Forum

The World Economic Development Forum (WEDF) kicked off in Rwanda on the 15th, September 2014; this being the first time the high‐profile event is held in Africa. This year marks.

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Private Equity Investment Is The Future Of Energy In Africa

Last month’s announcement of a partnership between Africa richest man Aliko Dangote and private equity fund Blackstone Group to invest to the tune of $5 billion exclusively in energy infrastructure.

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