Ethiopia Launches Africa’s Biggest Wind Farm
28/10/2013Ethiopia has launched Africa’s biggest wind farm in Ashegoda – the country’s northern Tigray region – to ease its dependence on hydropower. The unveiling of the $290 million Ashegoda Wind.
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Nigeria Approves $369m For Ship-Building Facility
25/10/2013Nigeria has approved a N58.6 billion ($369 million) fund for the construction of a ship building facility in the Niger Delta region of the country. The country’s Minister of Transport,.
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5 Banks Control 78% Of Angola’s Banking Industry Asset Base – KPMG
25/10/2013A report by one of the world’s biggest four auditors KPMG, has revealed that five Angolan banks including the country’s apex bank – Central Bank of Angola – account for.
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President Goodluck Jonathan Leads Nigerian Delegation To Isreal For Holy Pilgrimage
23/10/2013According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Reuben Abati, the President will also meet with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and.
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MasterCard Foundation To Support Girl Child Education In Africa
18/10/2013MasterCard through its innovative 10-year global initiative, MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program has partnered with BRAC, the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) to.
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KENYA GOVT GO SCIENTIFIC TO CURB POACHING
18/10/2013Poaching has risen sharply in Africa in recent years, with rhinos not the only animals targeted. Whole elephant herds have been massacred for their ivory. The lucrative Asian black market.
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Using IT To Rebuild: Rwanda eyes knowledge economy with tech revolution
18/10/2013The One Laptop Per Child initiative has seen thousands of laptops distributed across Rwandan schools Olive Uwineza is 12 years old and dreams of becoming president one day. She sits.
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Can Africa unlock solar potential?
14/10/2013Which country boasts the world’s fastest growing clean energy investment? Germany? No. United States? Think again. Jumping from a few hundred million dollars to $5.7 billion, South Africa recorded last.
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Nigeria To Make Cost Of Internet Access Affordable
14/10/2013Nigeria has joined the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), an organisation that aims to make the Internet more affordable in developing countries where the cost of access remains a barrier.
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UNICEF Uses French Super Cup To Raise Funds In Africa
12/10/2013United Nations Children’s Fund has utilized the French Super Cup to raise funds for its charity after the game was hosted by Gabon. French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain lifted.
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