Burundi Plans To Boost Spending
31/05/2019Burundi will boost spending by 8% to 1.5 trillion francs ($824.84 million) in its 2019/20 (July-June) fiscal year, as the government ramps up expenditure on healthcare and farming, the finance.
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330 Billion Naira Fine; MTN Nears Completion
23/05/2019African telecommunications giant MTN has paid 275 billion naira ($898.99 million) toward a 330 billion naira fine imposed on it for not disconnecting unregistered SIM cards, Nigeria’s communications agency said.
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World Leaders To Attend Nigerian President’s Swearing
22/05/2019Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, who doubles as the chairman of the media and publicity sub-committee of the Presidential Inauguration Planning Committee (PIPC) led other members.
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#MalawiDecides: Malawians Go To The Polls
22/05/2019Polls opened early on Tuesday (May 21) morning as Malawians stood in line to cast their votes in the country’s general election seen as a tough test for President Peter.
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Ethiopian Airline Signs Pact With Ghanaian Government
20/05/2019Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier and the Government of Ghana have signed a strategic partnership agreement to set up a new national carrier in Accra, Ghana. This comes on the.
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Intellectual Leadership in Cameroon: A Viable Solution to the Anglophone Problem
17/05/2019In October 2010, I honoured the invitation from the (former South African president), Thabo Mbeki Foundation to join other African academics, politicians and civil society leaders in Sandton Convention Center,.
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Uganda To Pay IOCs In Order To Use Oil Pipeline
15/05/2019Uganda said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay a higher tariff to use a pipeline planned to run through neighbouring Tanzania, boosting the prospects of a project vital for.
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Ramaphosa, Supporters Celebrate ANC’s Victory
14/05/2019Thousands of supporters of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) took to the streets of Johannesburg to celebrate their party’s victory in last week’s election. The celebrations continued despite a.
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Mali Gets New Prime Minister
23/04/2019Mali’s president has appointed a new Prime Minister, after the country’s government resigned. Boubou Cisse, who had been serving as finance minister, is now charged with easing growing unrest. Malian.
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Kagame Appoints New Army Chief of Staff
10/04/2019Rwandan President Paul Kagame has appointed Lt. Gen. [now Maj. Gen.] Jean-Jacques Mupenzi as the new Army Chief of Staff to replace Lt Gen Jacques Musemakweli. In the reshuffle, Jean-Jacques.
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