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Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Urged to Take Medical Leave

Nigeria’s ailing President Muhammadu Buhari, who had nearly two month’s medical treatment in Britain earlier this year, should take medical leave immediately, civil society leaders have said in an open.

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World Bank to Support Africa’s Top Tech Entrepreneurs

The World Bank Group has recently launched the XL Africa Program, a five-month business acceleration program designed to support the 20 most promising digital startups from Sub-Saharan Africa. Startups will.

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Kenya: Private Investors Support Healthcare Transformation Cause

Royal Philips today announced its full support for a new Government of Kenya and United Nations (UN) initiative aimed at strengthening primary and community healthcare in Africa. The leading health.

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Somalia Children may Suffer Acute Malnutrition due to Drought

Some 1.4 million children in drought-hit Somalia are projected to suffer acute malnutrition this year, 50 percent more than estimated in January, the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said in.

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EMERGING AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ANCHORS US$600 MILLION BOND ISSUE BY LEADING TELCO TOWER OPERATOR HELIOS TOWERS AFRICA

Helios Towers Africa (HTA), a leading telecommunications infrastructure and power operator in Africa, is set for expansion following a successful US$600 million, five-year-term, bond issue, supported by the Emerging Africa.

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Nigeria: NCAA Cautions Pilots, others on Adverse Weather

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has cautioned pilots, airline operators and Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) to comply with directives on the recent inherent danger associated with severe thunderstorms.

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Nigeria: New Naira Investor Rate Eases for Second Day

By Oludare Mayowa and Chijioke Ohuocha The value of Nigeria’s latest naira exchange rate, set specifically for portfolio investors, eased for a second straight day on Wednesday even as the.

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Nigeria’s Buhari Seeks Approval to Borrow $6.93 Bln from China, World Bank

By: Camillus Eboh Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking parliament’s approval for a proposal to borrow $5.85 billion from China to modernise its rail network and another $1.075 billion from.

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New Zealand Calls for Donations to Assist Drought-Stricken Kenya

ChildFund New Zealand and Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand are calling for urgent donations to provide emergency food and water aid to children and their families in drought-stricken Turkana, Kenya, following.

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Gold Slips to Two-week Low on Improved Risk Appetite; Equities Rally

By: Sethuraman N R Gold fell to a two-week low Wednesday, as investors opted for riskier assets such as equities on renewed optimism over the U.S. economy and as political.

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