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Ugandan Government Invests in Irrigation

Vice President of Uganda, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi on Monday officially opened the first-ever Uganda Water and Environment Week in Entebbe at the Directorate of Water Resources. In his remarks to.

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South Africa Demands Australian Minister Retract White Farmer Comments

South Africa has demanded that Australian Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton retract comments that suggested white farmers were being persecuted and deserved protection with special visas from a “civilised country”..

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Nigeria, Kenya Closer To Interest Rate Cuts

Having seen Ghana cut interest rates in the third quarter of 2017, Nigeria and Kenya are set to follow suit as long as there is a monetary committee quorum in.

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Sierra Leonean Presidential Election Enters 2nd Round

Sierra Leoneans will vote in a run-off presidential election on March 27, after neither of the candidates in the first round achieved the mandatory 55% of the ballot required to.

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Uganda Government Subsidizes Grain Transport

The Ugandan Government has ordered the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) to charge a standard $15 (about Shs54, 467) per tonne of grains transported to Kenya. The order which has lifted.

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UNHRC Cmmends Gambia and Somalia

Somalia and The Gambia have been praised during a recent address to the Human Rights Council delivered by the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zei Ra’ad Al Hussein..

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Seychelles, South Africa Renew Bilateral Ties

The countries of Seychelles and South Africa have agreed to strengthen the diplomatic ties as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations between the nations..

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AfDB to Strengthen Africa’s Infrastructure With $170 Billion

The African Development Bank (AfDB), Africa’s foremost financial agency on business and trade development hasannounced talks with Governors to adopt proactive, effective and efficient strategies that will aid in closing.

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Reduce Interest Rates, Akufo-Addo Appeals To Banks

Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo, has tasked locally operating banks to reduce their interest rates so as to compliment the efforts being made by his government to create a more stable.

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World Bank Pledges Commitment to Congo’s Health Sector

The World Bank has pledged $20 million as support for Congo’s health sector, APA learned Tuesday from its representative in Brazzaville. World Bank’s director of nutritional health and population, Trina.

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