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Angola Finds Offshore Oil, Gas Reserves

Angola’s state oil company Sonangol said it has found oil and gas reserves in the Kwanza basin that could total 2.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, including in a block.

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Tunisia: New Law to Shield Central bank from Political Interference

Tunisia’s parliament has recently approved a law to strengthen the central bank autonomy to shield its board from political interference, one of the key economic reforms sought by the country’s.

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Nigeria Non-oil Income Boost to Offset Oil Slump

Nigeria expects its non-oil revenues to nearly double this year as Africa’s top oil producer seeks to offset a slump in oil revenues.

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Nigeria: FG Sets Key Plans for Economic Growth, Job Creation

Nigerian Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, ‎has recently set out the government’s plan to reset the nation’s economy at a special programme organized by the Lagos Business School.

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Nigeria to Get $200 Million from Oil Majors

The Group Managing Director of state-owned oil firm NNPC Ibe Kachikwu, has recently said that Nigeria will get $200 million in hard currency from oil majors to pay for fuel.

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South Sudan Introduces New Bank Notes

South Sudan has recently introduced new bank notes to deal with the confusion caused by some denominations whose notes look alike, a senior official has said.

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AfDB President Pledges to Increase Financial Support to Mozambique

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has recently reaffirmed the commitment of the Bank to continue to support the growing Mozambican economy.

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Orange to Invest in Nigerian E-commerce Group

Stephane Richard, Chairman and CEO Orange French Telecommunications Company, Orange, is to invest 75 million euro ($85 million) in Nigerian e-commerce group, Africa Internet Group (AIG) and become a shareholder.

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Zimbabwe: Introduce Gold-backed currency-U.S. investors

American investors have recently advised Zimbabwe to take advantage of its mineral resources and introduce a gold-backed currency, which could help attract international capital.

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IMF Tasks Nigeria to Increase Non Oil Revenues to Boost GDP

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently emphasized the critical need for Nigeria to raise non oil revenues to ensure fiscal sustainability while maintaining infrastructure and social spending.

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