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Britain Posts First Female High Commissioner to Nigeria

The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos monday announced the arrival of Laure Beaufils as the new Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria. Laure, who is the first female deputy high.

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Ex-President’s Supporters Arrested as Tensions Flare in Gambia

Gambian police said they arrested 51 people in a former stronghold of ex-president Yahya Jammeh for harassing followers of new leader Adama Barrow, amid lingering tensions following Jammeh’s flight into.

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Drought to Cut Somalia’s 2017 Growth to 2-2.5 Pct- IMF

Somalia’s economy is likely to expand by 2-2.5 percent this year, down from an estimated 3.4 percent last year, as drought cuts output in the important agriculture sector, the IMF’s.

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Nigeria Tests Waters for Possible Broad Naira Devaluation

Nigeria effectively devalued the naira for private individuals on Monday, paving the way for a possible broader move despite stiff resistance from President Muhammadu Buhari. With Buhari abroad for medical.

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World Bank Sees Zambia Economic Growth at 4 Percent in 2017

Zambia’s economic growth is seen rising to 4 percent in 2017 and 4.2 percent in 2018, the World Bank said on Monday, predicting a jump in copper prices and improved.

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Parts of South Sudan Experiencing Famine – Government Official

Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan have been hit by famine, a senior government official said on Monday, saying nearly half the country’s population would be food insecure by July. “In.

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Gambia’s New President Pledges Fresh Start, Economic Reform

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow vowed on Saturday to revive the country’s faltering economy with sweeping reforms as he sought to draw a line under the erratic 22-year rule of his.

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Mattis: US ‘Not in Iraq to Seize Anybody’s Oil’

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Monday the United States does not intend to seize oil from Iraq, something President Donald Trump has in the past advocated as “spoils”.

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Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Says He Is People’s Choice for 2018 Election

Zimbabwe’s people and the ruling ZANU-PF party see no viable alternative candidate to President Robert Mugabe for general elections in 2018, state media quoted him as saying on Sunday. “They.

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UK Government Reviews Decision to Cut Aid to Ghana

By James Ayitey The United Kingdom government has announced that it has reviewed its decision to cut aid to Ghana. In an exclusive interview with JOYBUSINESS, UK foreign Secretary, Boris.

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