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US-Africa Future: Timely Authorization Of ExIm Bank Imperative

Last month’s U.S-Africa Leaders Summit concluded on a high note with lots of promise for improved trading between both regions; however the re-authorization of the American Export-Import Bank remains the.

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Meet Wale Tinubu, The Young Man Building Africa’s Largest Energy Company

  Adewale Tinubu, who founded what has grown into Nigeria’s “largest downstream petroleum marketing company”, Oando PLC., with a seed capital of N5,000. This corporate profile was triggered by Wale’s.

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Who Are The Richest South Africans?

South Africa’s first and only black billionaire (in dollars), mining magnate Patrice Motsepe has a net worth of $2.7 billion and he’s the fourth-richest South African, according to the 2014 Forbes list.

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Nigerian Businessmen, Investors Seek End to Boko Haram Insurgency

Nigerian businessmen and other investors have sent a delegation to Chad to negotiate with Boko Haram to put an end to the insurgency that has led to the death of.

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South Sudan Govt Announces Ban On Foreign Workers

South Sudan has ordered NGOs and businesses operating in the country to fire foreign workers by mid-October and give their jobs to South Sudanese. In a statement published Tuesday in several newspapers, the.

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Tensions Rise Ahead of Mozambique Elections

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, speaking in his capacity as President of the ruling Frelimo Party, on Tuesday warned Frelimo supporters against a complacent approach to the 15 October general elections..

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300 infected patients survived Ebola treatment in Liberia – Health Minister

Approximately 300 infected patients have survived Ebola treatment in Liberia since the outbreak here from March to September, Assistant Health Minister for Preventive Services, Tolbert Nyenswah, has announced. Appearing on.

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UN Reports: World hunger falls

More than 800 million people – or one in every nine on the planet – suffer from hunger, but a new joint UN agency report released today stated that the.

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African Governance & Development Forum

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South Africa Launches $250m Fund for Young Entrepreneurs

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA) have launched a R2.7 billion ($250 million) Youth Fund aimed at fostering entrepreneurship.

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