The State Of West And Central Africa’s Insurance Industry
08/09/2013“With drought, we do not eat, we do not have money, and we hope for the best”, Aboubacar’s laments over the insurance industry in Cote d’Ivoire. Aboubacar’s story is a.
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Mohammed Al Amoudi: Ethiopia’s Richest Man Spots Opportunities At Home
08/09/2013Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and Yemeni father, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al Amoudi’s life has always straddled East Africa and the Middle East. A Saudi Arabian citizen.
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Int’l Literacy Day: What Nigerians say
08/09/2013For over 40 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, (UNESCO) has been celebrating the International Literacy Day as a human right and foundation, with the aim of promoting literacy.
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UBA To Invest $2 Billion In Africa’s Power Projects
05/09/2013CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Phillips Oduoza, has revealed that the bank plans to invest an additional $2 billion into power projects across the continent over the next.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s Visit To Kenya Will Boost Economic Relations
05/09/2013Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan is billed to meet his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, Thursday, for bilateral trade talks, aimed at boosting business relations between both countries. The president, along with.
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Mali’s new President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita sworn in
05/09/2013Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been sworn in as Mali’s new president at the Supreme Court in the capital, Bamako. Before he took his oath of office, transitional leader Dioncounda Traore.
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Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote signs multibillion dollar deal with banks to build oil refinery in Nigeria
05/09/2013Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with banks to finance the building of an oil refinery in Nigeria. The refinery would be the largest in.
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Microsoft buys Nokia’s phone business for $7.2 billion
04/09/2013Microsoft Corp will buy Nokia’s phone business and license its patents for 5.44 billion euros ($7.2 billion), a bold foray into mobile devices that also brings potential chief executive contender Stephen Elop.
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Nelson Mandela released from hospital
02/09/2013(CNN) — Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the Pretoria hospital where he had been receiving treatment since June, the South African president’s office said Sunday. He will continue his recovery.
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Agroforestry offers potential for greater food security in Africa
02/09/2013With a rapidly increasing population, the global demand for food is expected to increase by 50-80% by 2050. Growing this food will be an immense challenge, especially in Africa. Faced.
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