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Finland Embassy in Nigeria, Nordic Africa Institute, hosts Policy Dialogue on Economic Integration for Peace

About 70 researchers and policy makers recently gathered in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital  for a two-day policy dialogue on how regional economic communities, like ECOWAS and IGAD, can promote peace in.

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French PM Calls for Recount in Disputed Gabon Election

  French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has joined others in voicing concern over Gabon’s recent disputed presidential election. During an interview on French radio Tuesday, Valls said the country should.

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African Union Says to Mediate in Gabon Election Crisis

The African Union has recently said it would send a delegation to help resolve a standoff over presidential election results in Gabon that triggered days of deadly riots. Official results.

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Ghana Elections 2016: Opposition Leader Promises Every Constituency $1Million Yearly

By Matthew Mpoke Bigg The leader of Ghana’s main opposition party, Nana Akufo-Addo, climbed from his car, picked up a microphone and made a bold election promise to give every.

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Zambia’s Lungu to Be Sworn in as Court Missed Deadline- Government Source

Zambia’s government will proceed with plans to inaugurate President Edgar Lungu as the Constitutional Court’s extension beyond a 14-day deadline of the opposition’s legal challenge to the vote is illegal,.

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Liberian Parliament Speaker Steps Down After Sable Mining Indictment

Liberia’s parliament speaker said on Thursday that he is stepping down to face bribery charges in a case involving London AIM-listed Sable Mining’s attempted acquisition of an iron ore concession.

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France Calls On Gabon to Release Vote Count Details

  France on Thursday called on the Gabon government to release details of local vote tallies after the opposition said President Ali Bongo’s election victory was rigged. “The election result.

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Zambia Plans to Cut Subsidies, in Talks with IMF

Zambia plans to cut subsidies as agreed with the International monetary Fund, with talks on an aid package at an advanced stage, a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday. “The money.

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Burundi Parliament to Review Plan on Scrapping Term Limits

By Mohammed Yusuf Burundi’s parliament is set to begin reviewing a report from a national commission, convened by the president that says the people are in favour of scrapping term.

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Tanzania: Council Releases Sh15.7 Millon to Empower Women and Youth

  Loans amounting to Sh15.7 million have been issued to income-generating groups run by women and youth in the district. The funds are an accumulation of internal revenues generated by.

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