Ghana’s New President Promises Action to Fix “Bad” Economy
22/02/2017Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said in his first state of the nation address the economy was in a “bad way” but he would press ahead with a plan to.
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EU Pushes Migration Talks with Tunisia, Egypt
21/02/2017The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother deportations of unwanted African migrants, two senior officials in Brussels.
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Britain Posts First Female High Commissioner to Nigeria
21/02/2017The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos monday announced the arrival of Laure Beaufils as the new Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria. Laure, who is the first female deputy high.
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Mattis: US ‘Not in Iraq to Seize Anybody’s Oil’
21/02/2017U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Monday the United States does not intend to seize oil from Iraq, something President Donald Trump has in the past advocated as “spoils”.
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Ex-President’s Supporters Arrested as Tensions Flare in Gambia
21/02/2017Gambian police said they arrested 51 people in a former stronghold of ex-president Yahya Jammeh for harassing followers of new leader Adama Barrow, amid lingering tensions following Jammeh’s flight into.
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Drought to Cut Somalia’s 2017 Growth to 2-2.5 Pct- IMF
21/02/2017Somalia’s economy is likely to expand by 2-2.5 percent this year, down from an estimated 3.4 percent last year, as drought cuts output in the important agriculture sector, the IMF’s.
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Nigeria Tests Waters for Possible Broad Naira Devaluation
21/02/2017Nigeria effectively devalued the naira for private individuals on Monday, paving the way for a possible broader move despite stiff resistance from President Muhammadu Buhari. With Buhari abroad for medical.
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Mining Investment Africa 2017 Conference returns to Nigeria amidst recent Governmental drive to increase mining investments
20/02/2017Mining Investment Africa, part of the Global Mining Investment Conference Series, will return to Abuja, Nigeria from 3 – 5 May 2017. This conference seeks to draw international investors to.
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World Bank Sees Zambia Economic Growth at 4 Percent in 2017
20/02/2017Zambia’s economic growth is seen rising to 4 percent in 2017 and 4.2 percent in 2018, the World Bank said on Monday, predicting a jump in copper prices and improved.
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Parts of South Sudan Experiencing Famine – Government Official
20/02/2017Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan have been hit by famine, a senior government official said on Monday, saying nearly half the country’s population would be food insecure by July. “In.
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