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Madagascar president, former presidents to run in November 7 vote

Incumbent Madagascar President Hery Rajaonarimampianina and his political rival, former president Marc Ravalomanana, will vie for the post at an election scheduled for November, part of a move aimed at.

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Ugandan maize lowers flour prices in Kenya to 6-year low

Maize flour prices in Kenya have dipped to a six-year low on increased supply of cheap grains from Uganda and harvests in western region, easing inflationary pressure. Two-kilogramme packets of.

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Tanzania, Burundi miss deadline on double taxation

Tanzania and Burundi missed the July 18 deadline set by the region’s heads of state to ratify the East African Community Multilateral Double Taxation Agreement. Regional businesses said the delay.

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Kenya govt approves $40m Likoni cable car project

The Kenyan Cabinet has approved the construction of a Ksh4.1 billion ($40 million) cable car project to ease movement of passengers between Mombasa Island and the mainland. A Kenyan and.

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Kofi Annan, former UN secretary general, dies

Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan died Saturday after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. “It is with immense.

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‘CBN/ABP to disburse loan to 1,500 farmers in Kogi’

Doyin and Susan Foundation, an NGO, has facilitated loan of between N300,000 and N900,000 for 1,500 farmers in Kogi West Senatorial District under Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). Chairperson, Board of.

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Canadian Overseas To Raise GBP3 Million To Develop Nigerian Project

Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd on Friday said it intends to raise GBP3 million through a share placing to finance its Nigerian development project. The oil & gas company said it.

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Leftists table bill to nationalize South Africa’s central bank, rattle rand

Opposition firebrand Julius Malema tabled a bill to nationalize South Africa’s central bank, rattling markets wary of any threat to the institution’s independence. The rand fell more than 1 percent.

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The Vice-President of Angola, Bornito de Sousa to Preside Over Traffic Planning Council

The Vice-President of the Republic, Bornito de Sousa, will preside over next Friday (17), in Luanda, the session of the National Council of Traffic Planning. According to a note from.

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Tanzania: Why Farmers Must Get Health Insurance Cover

WHILE investing in health insurance is an important step in building a strong economy, smallholder farmers in Kagera Region have never had health insurance. Weak and sick people cannot positively.

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